#8D36A4#8D36A4

#8D36A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.181 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36A4
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 164)
HSL	hsl(287, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(287, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 67.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.55, 52.93, -42.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.55, 68.08, 321.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% 0.1357 -0.1199)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.181 318.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0036, 10.9822, 36.2335)
Luminance	0.1098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36A4 #4DA436

analogous

#5636A4 #8D36A4 #A43684

triadic

#8D36A4 #A48D36 #36A48D

tetradic

#8D36A4 #A45636 #4DA436 #3684A4

square

#8D36A4 #A45636 #4DA436 #3684A4

split-complementary

#8D36A4 #84A436 #36A456

monochromatic

#3E1848 #652776 #8D36A4 #AD51C6 #C37FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#8D36A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8D36A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36A4

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36A4	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B57A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C60A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.181 318.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274bf',
    500: '#8d36a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36a4;
$custom-light: #b274bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.455,
    "s": 50.459,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50185,
    "c": 0.18109,
    "h": 318.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36A4

secondary

#86BE78

accent

#DA4E6B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36A4

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

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