#8A36A6#8A36A6

#8A36A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.182 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36A6
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 166)
HSL	hsl(285, 51%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 67%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 67.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.23, 52.64, -44.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.23, 68.96, 319.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.1319 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.182 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.6823, 10.7955, 37.1686)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36A6 #52A636

analogous

#5236A6 #8A36A6 #A6368A

triadic

#8A36A6 #A68A36 #36A68A

tetradic

#8A36A6 #A65236 #52A636 #368AA6

square

#8A36A6 #A65236 #52A636 #368AA6

split-complementary

#8A36A6 #8AA636 #36A652

monochromatic

#3D184A #642778 #8A36A6 #AA52C7 #C181D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#8A36A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8A36A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36A6

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36A6	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.182 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74c1',
    500: '#8a36a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36a6;
$custom-light: #af74c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 50.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49907,
    "c": 0.18174,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36A6

secondary

#8ABF79

accent

#DA4D71

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36A6

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

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