#8B36AF#8B36AF

#8B36AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.191 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36AF
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 175)
HSL	hsl(282, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 69.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.95, 54.74, -48.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.95, 73.29, 318.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.1326 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.191 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.7032, 11.2231, 41.6775)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36AF #5AAF36

analogous

#4F36AF #8B36AF #AF3696

triadic

#8B36AF #AF8B36 #36AF8B

tetradic

#8B36AF #AF4F36 #5AAF36 #3696AF

square

#8B36AF #AF4F36 #5AAF36 #3696AF

split-complementary

#8B36AF #96AF36 #36AF4F

monochromatic

#411951 #662880 #8B36AF #A957CB #C186DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8B36AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8B36AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36AF

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36AF	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F60AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.191 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174c7',
    500: '#8b36af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36af;
$custom-light: #b174c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.149,
    "s": 52.838,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50637,
    "c": 0.19086,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.11222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36AF

secondary

#92C37D

accent

#DC4C77

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36AF

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

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