#8D36AA#8D36AA

#8D36AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.187 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36AA
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 68.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.92, 54.15, -45.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.92, 70.92, 319.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.1354 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.187 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5583, 11.2041, 39.1548)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36AA #53AA36

analogous

#5336AA #8D36AA #AA368D

triadic

#8D36AA #AA8D36 #36AA8D

tetradic

#8D36AA #AA5336 #53AA36 #368DAA

square

#8D36AA #AA5336 #53AA36 #368DAA

split-complementary

#8D36AA #8DAA36 #36AA53

monochromatic

#40184D #66277C #8D36AA #AC54C9 #C283D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8D36AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8D36AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36AA

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36AA	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3761A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.187 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274c4',
    500: '#8d36aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36aa;
$custom-light: #b274c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50572,
    "c": 0.1868,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36AA

secondary

#8CC17B

accent

#DB4D70

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36AA

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

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