#8A36C4#8A36C4

#8A36C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.211 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36C4
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(275, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, 59.08, -58.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 83.48, 315.04°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.1286 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.211 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.7621, 12.0274, 53.3889)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36C4 #70C436

analogous

#4336C4 #8A36C4 #C436B7

triadic

#8A36C4 #C48A36 #36C48A

tetradic

#8A36C4 #C44336 #70C436 #36B7C4

square

#8A36C4 #C44336 #70C436 #36B7C4

split-complementary

#8A36C4 #B7C436 #36C443

monochromatic

#461C64 #682994 #8A36C4 #A663D4 #C193E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8A36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8A36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36C4

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36C4	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.211 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d7',
    500: '#8a36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36c4;
$custom-light: #b175d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.493,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51996,
    "c": 0.21111,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36C4

secondary

#A5CC89

accent

#E04886

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36C4

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

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