#8D36AE#8D36AE

#8D36AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.191 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36AE
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 69%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, 54.97, -47.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 72.83, 319.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.1352 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.191 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9424, 11.3578, 41.1780)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36AE #57AE36

analogous

#5136AE #8D36AE #AE3693

triadic

#8D36AE #AE8D36 #36AE8D

tetradic

#8D36AE #AE5136 #57AE36 #3693AE

square

#8D36AE #AE5136 #57AE36 #3693AE

split-complementary

#8D36AE #93AE36 #36AE51

monochromatic

#411951 #67287F #8D36AE #AB56CB #C285D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8D36AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8D36AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36AE

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36AE	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3361AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.191 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274c7',
    500: '#8d36ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36ae;
$custom-light: #b274c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.5,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50835,
    "c": 0.19064,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36AE

secondary

#90C37D

accent

#DC4C73

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36AE

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

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