#8B36C0#8B36C0

#8B36C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.207 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36C0
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 192)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 71.9%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, 58.39, -56.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 81.52, 315.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1306 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.207 309)
XYZ	xyz(21.4791, 11.9335, 51.0308)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36C0 #6BC036

analogous

#4636C0 #8B36C0 #C036B0

triadic

#8B36C0 #C08B36 #36C08B

tetradic

#8B36C0 #C04636 #6BC036 #36B0C0

square

#8B36C0 #C04636 #6BC036 #36B0C0

split-complementary

#8B36C0 #B0C036 #36C046

monochromatic

#461B60 #682990 #8B36C0 #A761D2 #C190E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8B36C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8B36C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36C0

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36C0	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1362BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.207 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275d4',
    500: '#8b36c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36c0;
$custom-light: #b275d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.957,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51829,
    "c": 0.20746,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.11933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36C0

secondary

#A1CB87

accent

#DF4882

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36C0

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

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