#8D36B8#8D36B8

#8D36B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.200 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36B8
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 184)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 70.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, 57.07, -52.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 77.63, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1342 -0.1486)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.2 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9538, 11.7623, 46.5047)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36B8 #61B836

analogous

#4C36B8 #8D36B8 #B836A2

triadic

#8D36B8 #B88D36 #36B88D

tetradic

#8D36B8 #B84C36 #61B836 #36A2B8

square

#8D36B8 #B84C36 #61B836 #36A2B8

split-complementary

#8D36B8 #A2B836 #36B84C

monochromatic

#441A59 #692889 #8D36B8 #A95CCF #C28BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8D36B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8D36B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36B8

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36B8	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2762B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.200 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275ce',
    500: '#8d36b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36b8;
$custom-light: #b275ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.154,
    "s": 54.622,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51516,
    "c": 0.20029,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36B8

secondary

#99C782

accent

#DE4A7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36B8

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

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