#8D36B7#8D36B7

#8D36B7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.199 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36B7
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 183)
HSL	hsl(280, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 70.5%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 56.86, -52.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 77.15, 317.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.1344 -0.1472)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.199 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8494, 11.7205, 45.9546)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36B7 #60B736

analogous

#4D36B7 #8D36B7 #B736A1

triadic

#8D36B7 #B78D36 #36B78D

tetradic

#8D36B7 #B74D36 #60B736 #36A1B7

square

#8D36B7 #B74D36 #60B736 #36A1B7

split-complementary

#8D36B7 #A1B736 #36B74D

monochromatic

#441A58 #692888 #8D36B7 #A95BCF #C28BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8D36B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8D36B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36B7

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36B7	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2862B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.199 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274cd',
    500: '#8d36b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36b7;
$custom-light: #b274cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.465,
    "s": 54.43,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51447,
    "c": 0.19932,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36B7

secondary

#98C782

accent

#DE4A7A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36B7

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

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