#8D36B0#8D36B0

#8D36B0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.193 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36B0
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 176)
HSL	hsl(283, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 69.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 55.38, -48.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 73.79, 318.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% 0.135 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.193 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1388, 11.4363, 42.2125)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36B0 #59B036

analogous

#5036B0 #8D36B0 #B03696

triadic

#8D36B0 #B08D36 #36B08D

tetradic

#8D36B0 #B05036 #59B036 #3696B0

square

#8D36B0 #B05036 #59B036 #3696B0

split-complementary

#8D36B0 #96B036 #36B050

monochromatic

#421952 #672881 #8D36B0 #AA58CC #C286DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8D36B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8D36B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36B0

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36B0	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3161AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.193 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274c8',
    500: '#8d36b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36b0;
$custom-light: #b274c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.787,
    "s": 53.043,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50969,
    "c": 0.19256,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36B0

secondary

#92C47E

accent

#DC4B75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36B0

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

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