#8A36AC#8A36AC

#8A36AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.188 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36AC
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 172)
HSL	hsl(283, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 68.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.62, 53.89, -47.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.62, 71.84, 318.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.1315 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.188 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2456, 11.0208, 40.1352)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36AC #58AC36

analogous

#4F36AC #8A36AC #AC3693

triadic

#8A36AC #AC8A36 #36AC8A

tetradic

#8A36AC #AC4F36 #58AC36 #3693AC

square

#8A36AC #AC4F36 #58AC36 #3693AC

split-complementary

#8A36AC #93AC36 #36AC4F

monochromatic

#3F194F #65277D #8A36AC #A855CA #C084D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8A36AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8A36AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36AC

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36AC	1.00	6.55	3.20	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315FA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874E6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.188 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c5',
    500: '#8a36ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36ac;
$custom-light: #b074c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.712,
    "s": 52.212,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50303,
    "c": 0.18757,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36AC

secondary

#90C27C

accent

#DC4C75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36AC

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

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