#8A36B0#8A36B0

#8A36B0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.191 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36B0
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 176)
HSL	hsl(281, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 69.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.88, 54.73, -49.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.88, 73.77, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.1312 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.191 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.6355, 11.1768, 42.1889)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36B0 #5CB036

analogous

#4D36B0 #8A36B0 #B03699

triadic

#8A36B0 #B08A36 #36B08A

tetradic

#8A36B0 #B04D36 #5CB036 #3699B0

square

#8A36B0 #B04D36 #5CB036 #3699B0

split-complementary

#8A36B0 #99B036 #36B04D

monochromatic

#411952 #652881 #8A36B0 #A758CC #C086DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#8A36B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8A36B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36B0

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36B0	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D60AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.191 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c8',
    500: '#8a36b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36b0;
$custom-light: #b074c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.311,
    "s": 53.043,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50573,
    "c": 0.19148,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36B0

secondary

#94C47E

accent

#DC4B79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36B0

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

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