#8C36BA#8C36BA

#8C36BA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.202 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C36BA
RGB	rgb(140, 54, 186)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 71%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.83, 57.29, -53.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.83, 78.60, 316.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.53% 0.1327 -0.1522)
OKLCH	oklch(51.53% 0.202 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9956, 11.7595, 47.6086)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C36BA #64BA36

analogous

#4A36BA #8C36BA #BA36A6

triadic

#8C36BA #BA8C36 #36BA8C

tetradic

#8C36BA #BA4A36 #64BA36 #36A6BA

square

#8C36BA #BA4A36 #64BA36 #36A6BA

split-complementary

#8C36BA #A6BA36 #36BA4A

monochromatic

#451A5B #68288B #8C36BA #A85DD0 #C28DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8C36BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8C36BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C36BA

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C36BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C36BA	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2262B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c36ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 54, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.202 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274cf',
    500: '#8c36ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c36ba;
$custom-light: #b274cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c36ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.091,
    "s": 55,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51527,
    "c": 0.2019,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C36BA

secondary

#9CC884

accent

#DE497D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C36BA

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

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