#8A36AA#8A36AA

#8A36AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.186 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36AA
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 170)
HSL	hsl(283, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 68.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.49, 53.47, -46.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.49, 70.88, 318.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.1317 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.186 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0549, 10.9446, 39.1312)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36AA #56AA36

analogous

#5036AA #8A36AA #AA3690

triadic

#8A36AA #AA8A36 #36AA8A

tetradic

#8A36AA #AA5036 #56AA36 #3690AA

square

#8A36AA #AA5036 #56AA36 #3690AA

split-complementary

#8A36AA #90AA36 #36AA50

monochromatic

#3F184D #64277C #8A36AA #A954C9 #C083D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8A36AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8A36AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36AA

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36AA	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.186 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c4',
    500: '#8a36aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36aa;
$custom-light: #b074c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.448,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5017,
    "c": 0.18562,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36AA

secondary

#8EC17B

accent

#DB4D74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36AA

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

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