#8A36AE#8A36AE

#8A36AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.190 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36AE
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 174)
HSL	hsl(282, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 69%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, 54.31, -48.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 72.81, 318.24°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.1314 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.19 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4391, 11.0982, 41.1544)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36AE #5AAE36

analogous

#4E36AE #8A36AE #AE3696

triadic

#8A36AE #AE8A36 #36AE8A

tetradic

#8A36AE #AE4E36 #5AAE36 #3696AE

square

#8A36AE #AE4E36 #5AAE36 #3696AE

split-complementary

#8A36AE #96AE36 #36AE4E

monochromatic

#401951 #65287F #8A36AE #A856CB #C085D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8A36AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8A36AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36AE

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36AE	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F60AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.190 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c7',
    500: '#8a36ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36ae;
$custom-light: #b074c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50437,
    "c": 0.18952,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36AE

secondary

#92C37D

accent

#DC4C77

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36AE

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

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