#8B36BF#8B36BF

#8B36BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.206 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36BF
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.04, 58.17, -56.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.04, 81.03, 315.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.1307 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.206 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3687, 11.8893, 50.4493)
Luminance	0.1189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36BF #6ABF36

analogous

#4636BF #8B36BF #BF36AE

triadic

#8B36BF #BF8B36 #36BF8B

tetradic

#8B36BF #BF4636 #6ABF36 #36AEBF

square

#8B36BF #BF4636 #6ABF36 #36AEBF

split-complementary

#8B36BF #AEBF36 #36BF46

monochromatic

#461B60 #68298F #8B36BF #A760D2 #C190E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#8B36BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8B36BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36BF

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36BF	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1662BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.206 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d3',
    500: '#8b36bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36bf;
$custom-light: #b175d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.226,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51756,
    "c": 0.20648,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36BF

secondary

#A0CA87

accent

#DF4982

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36BF

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

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