#8A36C5#8A36C5

#8A36C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.212 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36C5
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 197)
HSL	hsl(275, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 72.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, 59.30, -59.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 83.97, 314.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.1284 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.212 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8763, 12.0731, 53.9904)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36C5 #71C536

analogous

#4336C5 #8A36C5 #C536B9

triadic

#8A36C5 #C58A36 #36C58A

tetradic

#8A36C5 #C54336 #71C536 #36B9C5

square

#8A36C5 #C54336 #71C536 #36B9C5

split-complementary

#8A36C5 #B9C536 #36C543

monochromatic

#471C65 #682995 #8A36C5 #A664D4 #C294E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8A36C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8A36C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36C5

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36C5	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80587B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.212 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d7',
    500: '#8a36c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36c5;
$custom-light: #b175d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.245,
    "s": 56.972,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5207,
    "c": 0.2121,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36C5

secondary

#A6CD8A

accent

#E04887

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36C5

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

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