#8A36B2#8A36B2

#8A36B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.193 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36B2
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 178)
HSL	hsl(281, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 69.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.01, 55.16, -50.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.01, 74.74, 317.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.71% 0.131 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(50.71% 0.193 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8348, 11.2565, 43.2387)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36B2 #5EB236

analogous

#4C36B2 #8A36B2 #B2369C

triadic

#8A36B2 #B28A36 #36B28A

tetradic

#8A36B2 #B24C36 #5EB236 #369CB2

square

#8A36B2 #B24C36 #5EB236 #369CB2

split-complementary

#8A36B2 #9CB236 #36B24C

monochromatic

#411A54 #662883 #8A36B2 #A759CD #C088DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#8A36B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A36B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36B2

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36B2	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A60AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.193 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074ca',
    500: '#8a36b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36b2;
$custom-light: #b074ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.645,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5071,
    "c": 0.19343,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36B2

secondary

#96C57F

accent

#DD4B7A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36B2

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

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