#8C36CB#8C36CB

#8C36CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.218 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C36CB
RGB	rgb(140, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.04, 61.01, -61.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.04, 86.82, 314.64°)
OKLab	oklab(52.77% 0.13 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(52.77% 0.218 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.9115, 12.5258, 57.6991)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C36CB #75CB36

analogous

#4236CB #8C36CB #CB36BF

triadic

#8C36CB #CB8C36 #36CB8C

tetradic

#8C36CB #CB4236 #75CB36 #36BFCB

square

#8C36CB #CB4236 #75CB36 #36BFCB

split-complementary

#8C36CB #BFCB36 #36CB42

monochromatic

#491C6B #6B289C #8C36CB #A867D8 #C497E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8C36CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8C36CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C36CB

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C36CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C36CB	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c36cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.218 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375dc',
    500: '#8c36cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c36cb;
$custom-light: #b375dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c36cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.631,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52766,
    "c": 0.21848,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C36CB

secondary

#A9D08D

accent

#E24688

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C36CB

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

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