#8B36BD#8B36BD

#8B36BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.205 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36BD
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 57.73, -55.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 80.06, 316.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.131 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.205 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1501, 11.8019, 49.2981)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36BD #68BD36

analogous

#4836BD #8B36BD #BD36AB

triadic

#8B36BD #BD8B36 #36BD8B

tetradic

#8B36BD #BD4836 #68BD36 #36ABBD

square

#8B36BD #BD4836 #68BD36 #36ABBD

split-complementary

#8B36BD #ABBD36 #36BD48

monochromatic

#451B5E #68288D #8B36BD #A75FD1 #C18FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8B36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8B36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36BD

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36BD	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A62BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.205 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d2',
    500: '#8b36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36bd;
$custom-light: #b174d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.778,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51612,
    "c": 0.20452,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36BD

secondary

#9FC985

accent

#DF4980

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36BD

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

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