#8C36CD#8C36CD

#8C36CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.220 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C36CD
RGB	rgb(140, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 61.45, -62.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 87.79, 314.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1297 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.22 306)
XYZ	xyz(23.1514, 12.6218, 58.9624)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C36CD #77CD36

analogous

#4036CD #8C36CD #CD36C2

triadic

#8C36CD #CD8C36 #36CD8C

tetradic

#8C36CD #CD4036 #77CD36 #36C2CD

square

#8C36CD #CD4036 #77CD36 #36C2CD

split-complementary

#8C36CD #C2CD36 #36CD40

monochromatic

#4A1B6D #6B279E #8C36CD #A867D9 #C498E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8C36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8C36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C36CD

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C36CD	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.220 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375dd',
    500: '#8c36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c36cd;
$custom-light: #b375dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.172,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52917,
    "c": 0.22043,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.12622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C36CD

secondary

#ABD18E

accent

#E34489

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C36CD

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

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