#8B36BA#8B36BA

#8B36BA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.202 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36BA
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 186)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 71%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 57.08, -54.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 78.61, 316.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.1314 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.202 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8279, 11.6729, 47.6008)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36BA #65BA36

analogous

#4936BA #8B36BA #BA36A7

triadic

#8B36BA #BA8B36 #36BA8B

tetradic

#8B36BA #BA4936 #65BA36 #36A7BA

square

#8B36BA #BA4936 #65BA36 #36A7BA

split-complementary

#8B36BA #A7BA36 #36BA49

monochromatic

#441A5B #68288B #8B36BA #A75DD0 #C18DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8B36BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8B36BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36BA

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36BA	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2061B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.202 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174cf',
    500: '#8b36ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36ba;
$custom-light: #b174cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.636,
    "s": 55,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51398,
    "c": 0.20159,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36BA

secondary

#9CC884

accent

#DE497E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36BA

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

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