#8D36AD#8D36AD

#8D36AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.190 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36AD
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 68.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.11, 54.76, -47.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.11, 72.35, 319.19°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.1353 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.19 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8453, 11.3189, 40.6665)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36AD #56AD36

analogous

#5236AD #8D36AD #AD3691

triadic

#8D36AD #AD8D36 #36AD8D

tetradic

#8D36AD #AD5236 #56AD36 #3691AD

square

#8D36AD #AD5236 #56AD36 #3691AD

split-complementary

#8D36AD #91AD36 #36AD52

monochromatic

#411950 #67277E #8D36AD #AB56CA #C285D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8D36AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8D36AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36AD

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36AD	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3461AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4D6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.190 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274c6',
    500: '#8d36ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36ad;
$custom-light: #b274c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.866,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50769,
    "c": 0.18968,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36AD

secondary

#8FC27C

accent

#DC4C73

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36AD

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

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