#8A36A4#8A36A4

#8A36A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.180 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36A4
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 164)
HSL	hsl(286, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 67.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.11, 52.23, -43.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.11, 68.00, 320.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.132 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.18 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5003, 10.7227, 36.2099)
Luminance	0.1072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36A4 #50A436

analogous

#5336A4 #8A36A4 #A43687

triadic

#8A36A4 #A48A36 #36A48A

tetradic

#8A36A4 #A45336 #50A436 #3687A4

square

#8A36A4 #A45336 #50A436 #3687A4

split-complementary

#8A36A4 #87A436 #36A453

monochromatic

#3D1848 #632776 #8A36A4 #AA51C6 #C17FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#8A36A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8A36A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36A4

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36A4	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0557A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395FA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.180 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73bf',
    500: '#8a36a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36a4;
$custom-light: #af73bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.818,
    "s": 50.459,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49778,
    "c": 0.17981,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36A4

secondary

#88BE78

accent

#DA4E6F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36A4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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