#8B36CB#8B36CB

#8B36CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.218 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36CB
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 60.82, -62.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 86.85, 314.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1287 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.218 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.7438, 12.4393, 57.6912)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36CB #76CB36

analogous

#4036CB #8B36CB #CB36C0

triadic

#8B36CB #CB8B36 #36CB8B

tetradic

#8B36CB #CB4036 #76CB36 #36C0CB

square

#8B36CB #CB4036 #76CB36 #36C0CB

split-complementary

#8B36CB #C0CB36 #36CB40

monochromatic

#491C6B #6A289C #8B36CB #A767D8 #C397E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8B36CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8B36CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36CB

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36CB	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.218 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275dc',
    500: '#8b36cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36cb;
$custom-light: #b275dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.228,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52643,
    "c": 0.21823,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36CB

secondary

#AAD08D

accent

#E24689

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36CB

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

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