#8A36BE#8A36BE

#8A36BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.205 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36BE
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.83, 57.75, -56.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.83, 80.57, 315.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% 0.1295 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.205 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0928, 11.7597, 49.8639)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36BE #6ABE36

analogous

#4636BE #8A36BE #BE36AE

triadic

#8A36BE #BE8A36 #36BE8A

tetradic

#8A36BE #BE4636 #6ABE36 #36AEBE

square

#8A36BE #BE4636 #6ABE36 #36AEBE

split-complementary

#8A36BE #AEBE36 #36BE46

monochromatic

#451B5F #67288E #8A36BE #A660D2 #C18FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8A36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36BE

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36BE	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1561BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.205 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d2',
    500: '#8a36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36be;
$custom-light: #b174d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.059,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51557,
    "c": 0.20521,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36BE

secondary

#A0CA86

accent

#DF4982

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36BE

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

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