#8A36CC#8A36CC

#8A36CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.219 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36CC
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 60.86, -62.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 87.37, 314.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.1272 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.219 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6971, 12.4014, 58.3130)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36CC #78CC36

analogous

#3F36CC #8A36CC #CC36C3

triadic

#8A36CC #CC8A36 #36CC8A

tetradic

#8A36CC #CC3F36 #78CC36 #36C3CC

square

#8A36CC #CC3F36 #78CC36 #36C3CC

split-complementary

#8A36CC #C3CC36 #36CC3F

monochromatic

#491B6C #69289D #8A36CC #A667D8 #C398E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8A36CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8A36CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36CC

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36CC	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.219 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275dc',
    500: '#8a36cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36cc;
$custom-light: #b275dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.6,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52596,
    "c": 0.21899,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36CC

secondary

#ABD08E

accent

#E3458A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36CC

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

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