#8A36CF#8A36CF

#8A36CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.222 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36CF
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(273, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.07, 61.54, -64.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.07, 88.82, 313.85°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% 0.1266 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.222 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.0603, 12.5467, 60.2263)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36CF #7BCF36

analogous

#3D36CF #8A36CF #CF36C8

triadic

#8A36CF #CF8A36 #36CF8A

tetradic

#8A36CF #CF3D36 #7BCF36 #36C8CF

square

#8A36CF #CF3D36 #7BCF36 #36C8CF

split-complementary

#8A36CF #C8CF36 #36CF3D

monochromatic

#491B70 #6A27A1 #8A36CF #A767DB #C499E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8A36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8A36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36CF

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36CF	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.222 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275df',
    500: '#8a36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36cf;
$custom-light: #b275df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.941,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52826,
    "c": 0.22193,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36CF

secondary

#ADD28F

accent

#E5438C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36CF

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

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