#8B36CA#8B36CA

#8B36CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.217 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36CA
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(274, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.83, 60.60, -61.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.83, 86.37, 314.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% 0.1289 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.217 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.6250, 12.3918, 57.0656)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36CA #75CA36

analogous

#4136CA #8B36CA #CA36BF

triadic

#8B36CA #CA8B36 #36CA8B

tetradic

#8B36CA #CA4136 #75CA36 #36BFCA

square

#8B36CA #CA4136 #75CA36 #36BFCA

split-complementary

#8B36CA #BFCA36 #36CA41

monochromatic

#491C6A #6A299A #8B36CA #A766D7 #C397E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8B36CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8B36CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36CA

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36CA	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.217 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275db',
    500: '#8b36ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36ca;
$custom-light: #b275db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.459,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52567,
    "c": 0.21726,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36CA

secondary

#A9CF8D

accent

#E14688

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36CA

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

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