#8B36AE#8B36AE

#8B36AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.190 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36AE
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 69%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.89, 54.53, -48.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.89, 72.81, 318.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.1326 -0.1359)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.19 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6053, 11.1839, 41.1622)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36AE #59AE36

analogous

#4F36AE #8B36AE #AE3695

triadic

#8B36AE #AE8B36 #36AE8B

tetradic

#8B36AE #AE4F36 #59AE36 #3695AE

square

#8B36AE #AE4F36 #59AE36 #3695AE

split-complementary

#8B36AE #95AE36 #36AE4F

monochromatic

#401951 #66287F #8B36AE #A956CB #C185D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#8B36AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8B36AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36AE

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36AE	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3060AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.190 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174c7',
    500: '#8b36ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36ae;
$custom-light: #b174c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.5,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5057,
    "c": 0.18989,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36AE

secondary

#91C37D

accent

#DC4C76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36AE

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

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