#8A36D0#8A36D0

#8A36D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.223 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A36D0
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 208)
HSL	hsl(273, 62%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 74%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 61.76, -64.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 89.31, 313.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.9% 0.1264 -0.1836)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.223 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.1830, 12.5958, 60.8722)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A36D0 #7CD036

analogous

#3D36D0 #8A36D0 #D036C9

triadic

#8A36D0 #D08A36 #36D08A

tetradic

#8A36D0 #D03D36 #7CD036 #36C9D0

square

#8A36D0 #D03D36 #7CD036 #36C9D0

split-complementary

#8A36D0 #C9D036 #36D03D

monochromatic

#4A1A71 #6A26A3 #8A36D0 #A768DC #C499E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8A36D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A36D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A36D0

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A36D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A36D0	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a36d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.223 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275df',
    500: '#8a36d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a36d0;
$custom-light: #b275df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a36d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 62.097,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52902,
    "c": 0.22292,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A36D0

secondary

#AED38F

accent

#E5438D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A36D0

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →