#8A36BD#8A36BD

#8A36BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.204 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36BD
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 57.53, -55.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 80.08, 315.93°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.1297 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.204 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9839, 11.7161, 49.2903)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36BD #69BD36

analogous

#4636BD #8A36BD #BD36AD

triadic

#8A36BD #BD8A36 #36BD8A

tetradic

#8A36BD #BD4636 #69BD36 #36ADBD

square

#8A36BD #BD4636 #69BD36 #36ADBD

split-complementary

#8A36BD #ADBD36 #36BD46

monochromatic

#441B5E #67288D #8A36BD #A65FD1 #C18FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8A36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36BD

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36BD	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1861BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.204 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d2',
    500: '#8a36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36bd;
$custom-light: #b174d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.333,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51485,
    "c": 0.20423,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36BD

secondary

#9FC985

accent

#DF4982

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36BD

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

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