#8A36C3#8A36C3

#8A36C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.210 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36C3
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 195)
HSL	hsl(276, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.19, 58.85, -58.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.19, 83.00, 315.16°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.1288 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.21 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.6487, 11.9820, 52.7915)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36C3 #6FC336

analogous

#4436C3 #8A36C3 #C336B6

triadic

#8A36C3 #C38A36 #36C38A

tetradic

#8A36C3 #C34436 #6FC336 #36B6C3

square

#8A36C3 #C34436 #6FC336 #36B6C3

split-complementary

#8A36C3 #B6C336 #36C344

monochromatic

#461B63 #682993 #8A36C3 #A663D4 #C192E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8A36C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8A36C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36C3

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36C3	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0262C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.210 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d6',
    500: '#8a36c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36c3;
$custom-light: #b175d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.745,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51922,
    "c": 0.21012,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36C3

secondary

#A4CC89

accent

#E04885

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36C3

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

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