#8B36C8#8B36C8

#8B36C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.215 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36C8
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 200)
HSL	hsl(275, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 73%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, 60.15, -60.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 85.40, 314.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.1292 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.215 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3897, 12.2977, 55.8266)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36C8 #73C836

analogous

#4236C8 #8B36C8 #C836BC

triadic

#8B36C8 #C88B36 #36C88B

tetradic

#8B36C8 #C84236 #73C836 #36BCC8

square

#8B36C8 #C84236 #73C836 #36BCC8

split-complementary

#8B36C8 #BCC836 #36C842

monochromatic

#481C68 #6A2998 #8B36C8 #A766D6 #C396E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8B36C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8B36C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36C8

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36C8	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.215 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275da',
    500: '#8b36c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36c8;
$custom-light: #b275da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.932,
    "s": 57.48,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52418,
    "c": 0.2153,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36C8

secondary

#A7CE8C

accent

#E14787

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36C8

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

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