#8A36A5#8A36A5

#8A36A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.181 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36A5
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 165)
HSL	hsl(285, 51%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 67%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 67.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.17, 52.43, -44.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.17, 68.48, 319.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.84% 0.1319 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(49.84% 0.181 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5909, 10.7590, 36.6874)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36A5 #51A536

analogous

#5236A5 #8A36A5 #A53689

triadic

#8A36A5 #A58A36 #36A58A

tetradic

#8A36A5 #A55236 #51A536 #3689A5

square

#8A36A5 #A55236 #51A536 #3689A5

split-complementary

#8A36A5 #89A536 #36A552

monochromatic

#3D1849 #632777 #8A36A5 #AA52C6 #C180D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#8A36A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8A36A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36A5

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36A5	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0157A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.181 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74c0',
    500: '#8a36a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36a5;
$custom-light: #af74c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.405,
    "s": 50.685,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49842,
    "c": 0.18078,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36A5

secondary

#89BF78

accent

#DA4E70

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36A5

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

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