#8A36AF#8A36AF

#8A36AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.191 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36AF
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 175)
HSL	hsl(282, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 69.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 54.52, -48.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 73.29, 318.06°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.1313 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.191 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5369, 11.1374, 41.6697)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36AF #5BAF36

analogous

#4E36AF #8A36AF #AF3697

triadic

#8A36AF #AF8A36 #36AF8A

tetradic

#8A36AF #AF4E36 #5BAF36 #3697AF

square

#8A36AF #AF4E36 #5BAF36 #3697AF

split-complementary

#8A36AF #97AF36 #36AF4E

monochromatic

#401951 #652880 #8A36AF #A857CB #C086DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8A36AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A36AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36AF

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36AF	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E60AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.191 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c7',
    500: '#8a36af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36af;
$custom-light: #b074c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.653,
    "s": 52.838,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50505,
    "c": 0.1905,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36AF

secondary

#93C37D

accent

#DC4C78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36AF

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

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