#8B36BB#8B36BB

#8B36BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.203 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36BB
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 57.30, -54.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 79.10, 316.42°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.1313 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.203 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9345, 11.7156, 48.1626)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36BB #66BB36

analogous

#4936BB #8B36BB #BB36A9

triadic

#8B36BB #BB8B36 #36BB8B

tetradic

#8B36BB #BB4936 #66BB36 #36A9BB

square

#8B36BB #BB4936 #66BB36 #36A9BB

split-complementary

#8B36BB #A9BB36 #36BB49

monochromatic

#441B5C #68288C #8B36BB #A75ED0 #C18DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8B36BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8B36BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36BB

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36BB	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.203 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d0',
    500: '#8b36bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36bb;
$custom-light: #b174d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.346,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51469,
    "c": 0.20256,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36BB

secondary

#9DC984

accent

#DF497F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36BB

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

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