#8A36B1#8A36B1

#8A36B1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.192 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36B1
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 177)
HSL	hsl(281, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 69.5%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 54.94, -49.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 74.26, 317.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.1311 -0.1409)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.192 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7348, 11.2165, 42.7119)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36B1 #5DB136

analogous

#4D36B1 #8A36B1 #B1369A

triadic

#8A36B1 #B18A36 #36B18A

tetradic

#8A36B1 #B14D36 #5DB136 #369AB1

square

#8A36B1 #B14D36 #5DB136 #369AB1

split-complementary

#8A36B1 #9AB136 #36B14D

monochromatic

#411953 #652882 #8A36B1 #A758CC #C087DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8A36B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8A36B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36B1

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36B1	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C60AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86506F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.192 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c9',
    500: '#8a36b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36b1;
$custom-light: #b074c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.976,
    "s": 53.247,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50642,
    "c": 0.19245,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36B1

secondary

#95C47F

accent

#DD4B79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36B1

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

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