#8C36C2#8C36C2

#8C36C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.210 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C36C2
RGB	rgb(140, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.39, 59.02, -57.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.39, 82.47, 315.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% 0.1316 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.21 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8700, 12.1092, 52.2137)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C36C2 #6CC236

analogous

#4636C2 #8C36C2 #C236B2

triadic

#8C36C2 #C28C36 #36C28C

tetradic

#8C36C2 #C24636 #6CC236 #36B2C2

square

#8C36C2 #C24636 #6CC236 #36B2C2

split-complementary

#8C36C2 #B2C236 #36C246

monochromatic

#471B62 #692992 #8C36C2 #A862D3 #C292E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8C36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8C36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C36C2

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C36C2	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1063BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.210 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275d5',
    500: '#8c36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c36c2;
$custom-light: #b275d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.857,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.521,
    "c": 0.20969,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C36C2

secondary

#A2CC88

accent

#E04883

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C36C2

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

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