#8B36D0#8B36D0

#8B36D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.223 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B36D0
RGB	rgb(139, 54, 208)
HSL	hsl(273, 62%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 74%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 61.94, -64.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 89.27, 313.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.02% 0.1277 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(53.02% 0.223 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3492, 12.6815, 60.8800)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B36D0 #7BD036

analogous

#3E36D0 #8B36D0 #D036C8

triadic

#8B36D0 #D08B36 #36D08B

tetradic

#8B36D0 #D03E36 #7BD036 #36C8D0

square

#8B36D0 #D03E36 #7BD036 #36C8D0

split-complementary

#8B36D0 #C8D036 #36D03E

monochromatic

#4A1A71 #6B26A3 #8B36D0 #A868DC #C499E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8B36D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8B36D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B36D0

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B36D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B36D0	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b36d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.223 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375df',
    500: '#8b36d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b36d0;
$custom-light: #b375df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b36d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.117,
    "s": 62.097,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53023,
    "c": 0.22314,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B36D0

secondary

#ADD38F

accent

#E5438B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B36D0

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

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