#8A36BF#8A36BF

#8A36BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.206 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36BF
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 57.97, -56.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 81.05, 315.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1294 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.206 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2025, 11.8036, 50.4415)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36BF #6BBF36

analogous

#4536BF #8A36BF #BF36AF

triadic

#8A36BF #BF8A36 #36BF8A

tetradic

#8A36BF #BF4536 #6BBF36 #36AFBF

square

#8A36BF #BF4536 #6BBF36 #36AFBF

split-complementary

#8A36BF #AFBF36 #36BF45

monochromatic

#451B60 #68298F #8A36BF #A660D2 #C190E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8A36BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A36BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36BF

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36BF	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1361BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.206 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d3',
    500: '#8a36bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36bf;
$custom-light: #b174d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.788,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5163,
    "c": 0.20619,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36BF

secondary

#A1CA87

accent

#DF4983

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36BF

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

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