#8A36CB#8A36CB

#8A36CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.218 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36CB
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 60.64, -62.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 86.88, 314.26°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% 0.1273 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.218 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.5775, 12.3536, 57.6834)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36CB #77CB36

analogous

#4036CB #8A36CB #CB36C1

triadic

#8A36CB #CB8A36 #36CB8A

tetradic

#8A36CB #CB4036 #77CB36 #36C1CB

square

#8A36CB #CB4036 #77CB36 #36C1CB

split-complementary

#8A36CB #C1CB36 #36CB40

monochromatic

#481C6B #69289C #8A36CB #A667D8 #C397E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8A36CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A36CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36CB

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36CB	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.218 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275dc',
    500: '#8a36cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36cb;
$custom-light: #b275dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.826,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5252,
    "c": 0.218,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36CB

secondary

#AAD08D

accent

#E2468A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36CB

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

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