#8D36B2#8D36B2

#8D36B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.194 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36B2
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 178)
HSL	hsl(282, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 69.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 55.80, -49.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 74.74, 318.29°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.1349 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.194 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3382, 11.5161, 43.2623)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36B2 #5BB236

analogous

#4F36B2 #8D36B2 #B23699

triadic

#8D36B2 #B28D36 #36B28D

tetradic

#8D36B2 #B24F36 #5BB236 #3699B2

square

#8D36B2 #B24F36 #5BB236 #3699B2

split-complementary

#8D36B2 #99B236 #36B24F

monochromatic

#431A54 #682883 #8D36B2 #AA59CD #C288DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8D36B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8D36B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36B2

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36B2	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F61AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.194 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274ca',
    500: '#8d36b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36b2;
$custom-light: #b274ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.097,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51104,
    "c": 0.19449,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36B2

secondary

#94C57F

accent

#DD4B76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36B2

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

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