#8A36C6#8A36C6

#8A36C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.213 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36C6
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 198)
HSL	hsl(275, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.40, 59.52, -59.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.40, 84.45, 314.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1283 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.213 307)
XYZ	xyz(21.9913, 12.1191, 54.5958)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36C6 #72C636

analogous

#4236C6 #8A36C6 #C636BA

triadic

#8A36C6 #C68A36 #36C68A

tetradic

#8A36C6 #C64236 #72C636 #36BAC6

square

#8A36C6 #C64236 #72C636 #36BAC6

split-complementary

#8A36C6 #BAC636 #36C642

monochromatic

#471C66 #682996 #8A36C6 #A664D5 #C294E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#8A36C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8A36C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36C6

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36C6	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80587B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.213 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d8',
    500: '#8a36c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36c6;
$custom-light: #b175d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52144,
    "c": 0.21308,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.12119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36C6

secondary

#A6CD8B

accent

#E04787

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36C6

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

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