#8C36BB#8C36BB

#8C36BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.203 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C36BB
RGB	rgb(140, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 57.50, -54.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 79.08, 316.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.1326 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.203 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1023, 11.8021, 48.1705)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C36BB #65BB36

analogous

#4936BB #8C36BB #BB36A8

triadic

#8C36BB #BB8C36 #36BB8C

tetradic

#8C36BB #BB4936 #65BB36 #36A8BB

square

#8C36BB #BB4936 #65BB36 #36A8BB

split-complementary

#8C36BB #A8BB36 #36BB49

monochromatic

#451B5C #68288C #8C36BB #A85ED0 #C28DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8C36BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8C36BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C36BB

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C36BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C36BB	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2062B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c36bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.203 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275d0',
    500: '#8c36bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c36bb;
$custom-light: #b275d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c36bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.797,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51598,
    "c": 0.20288,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C36BB

secondary

#9CC984

accent

#DF497E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C36BB

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

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