#8A36AB#8A36AB

#8A36AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.187 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36AB
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 171)
HSL	hsl(283, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 68.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.55, 53.68, -47.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.55, 71.36, 318.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.24% 0.1316 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(50.24% 0.187 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1499, 10.9825, 39.6313)
Luminance	0.1098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36AB #57AB36

analogous

#5036AB #8A36AB #AB3692

triadic

#8A36AB #AB8A36 #36AB8A

tetradic

#8A36AB #AB5036 #57AB36 #3692AB

square

#8A36AB #AB5036 #57AB36 #3692AB

split-complementary

#8A36AB #92AB36 #36AB50

monochromatic

#3F194E #64277C #8A36AB #A855C9 #C083D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#8A36AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8A36AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36AB

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36AB	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.187 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c5',
    500: '#8a36ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36ab;
$custom-light: #b074c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.077,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50236,
    "c": 0.1866,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36AB

secondary

#8FC27B

accent

#DB4C75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36AB

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

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