#8C36D0#8C36D0

#8C36D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.223 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C36D0
RGB	rgb(140, 54, 208)
HSL	hsl(274, 62%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 74%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 62.12, -64.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 89.24, 314.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1291 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.223 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5170, 12.7680, 60.8878)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C36D0 #7AD036

analogous

#3F36D0 #8C36D0 #D036C7

triadic

#8C36D0 #D08C36 #36D08C

tetradic

#8C36D0 #D03F36 #7AD036 #36C7D0

square

#8C36D0 #D03F36 #7AD036 #36C7D0

split-complementary

#8C36D0 #C7D036 #36D03F

monochromatic

#4B1A71 #6C26A3 #8C36D0 #A868DC #C599E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8C36D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8C36D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C36D0

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C36D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C36D0	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c36d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 54, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.223 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375df',
    500: '#8c36d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c36d0;
$custom-light: #b375df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c36d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.506,
    "s": 62.097,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53145,
    "c": 0.22336,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C36D0

secondary

#ADD38F

accent

#E5438A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C36D0

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

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