#8C36CC#8C36CC

#8C36CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.219 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C36CC
RGB	rgb(140, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, 61.23, -62.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 87.31, 314.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.84% 0.1299 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(52.84% 0.219 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0311, 12.5736, 58.3287)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C36CC #76CC36

analogous

#4136CC #8C36CC #CC36C1

triadic

#8C36CC #CC8C36 #36CC8C

tetradic

#8C36CC #CC4136 #76CC36 #36C1CC

square

#8C36CC #CC4136 #76CC36 #36C1CC

split-complementary

#8C36CC #C1CC36 #36CC41

monochromatic

#4A1B6C #6B289D #8C36CC #A867D8 #C498E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8C36CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8C36CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C36CC

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C36CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C36CC	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c36cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.219 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375dc',
    500: '#8c36cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c36cc;
$custom-light: #b375dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c36cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.4,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52841,
    "c": 0.21946,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C36CC

secondary

#AAD08E

accent

#E34588

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C36CC

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

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