#8B36BC#8B36BC

#8B36BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.204 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36BC
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 188)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.83, 57.52, -55.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.83, 79.58, 316.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1311 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.204 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0420, 11.7586, 48.7284)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36BC #67BC36

analogous

#4836BC #8B36BC #BC36AA

triadic

#8B36BC #BC8B36 #36BC8B

tetradic

#8B36BC #BC4836 #67BC36 #36AABC

square

#8B36BC #BC4836 #67BC36 #36AABC

split-complementary

#8B36BC #AABC36 #36BC48

monochromatic

#451B5D #68288C #8B36BC #A75ED1 #C18EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8B36BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8B36BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36BC

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36BC	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C62B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.204 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d1',
    500: '#8b36bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36bc;
$custom-light: #b174d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.06,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51541,
    "c": 0.20354,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36BC

secondary

#9EC985

accent

#DF4980

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36BC

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

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