#8B36C5#8B36C5

#8B36C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.212 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36C5
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 197)
HSL	hsl(276, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 72.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 59.49, -59.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 83.94, 315.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% 0.1298 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.212 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0425, 12.1588, 53.9982)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36C5 #70C536

analogous

#4336C5 #8B36C5 #C536B8

triadic

#8B36C5 #C58B36 #36C58B

tetradic

#8B36C5 #C54336 #70C536 #36B8C5

square

#8B36C5 #C54336 #70C536 #36B8C5

split-complementary

#8B36C5 #B8C536 #36C543

monochromatic

#471C65 #692995 #8B36C5 #A764D4 #C294E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8B36C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8B36C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36C5

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36C5	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82587B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.212 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275d7',
    500: '#8b36c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36c5;
$custom-light: #b275d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.664,
    "s": 56.972,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52195,
    "c": 0.21236,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36C5

secondary

#A5CD8A

accent

#E04885

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36C5

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

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