#8C36C8#8C36C8

#8C36C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.216 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C36C8
RGB	rgb(140, 54, 200)
HSL	hsl(275, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 73%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 60.34, -60.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 85.37, 314.98°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1306 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.216 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.5575, 12.3842, 55.8344)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C36C8 #72C836

analogous

#4336C8 #8C36C8 #C836BB

triadic

#8C36C8 #C88C36 #36C88C

tetradic

#8C36C8 #C84336 #72C836 #36BBC8

square

#8C36C8 #C84336 #72C836 #36BBC8

split-complementary

#8C36C8 #BBC836 #36C843

monochromatic

#491C68 #6A2998 #8C36C8 #A866D6 #C396E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8C36C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8C36C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C36C8

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C36C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C36C8	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c36c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 54, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.216 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375da',
    500: '#8c36c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c36c8;
$custom-light: #b375da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c36c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.342,
    "s": 57.48,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52542,
    "c": 0.21555,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C36C8

secondary

#A7CE8C

accent

#E14786

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C36C8

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

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