#8D36B9#8D36B9

#8D36B9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.201 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36B9
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 185)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 70.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 57.28, -53.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 78.11, 317.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.1341 -0.15)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.201 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0590, 11.8044, 47.0587)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36B9 #62B936

analogous

#4B36B9 #8D36B9 #B936A4

triadic

#8D36B9 #B98D36 #36B98D

tetradic

#8D36B9 #B94B36 #62B936 #36A4B9

square

#8D36B9 #B94B36 #62B936 #36A4B9

split-complementary

#8D36B9 #A4B936 #36B94B

monochromatic

#451A5A #69288A #8D36B9 #A95DD0 #C28CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8D36B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8D36B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36B9

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36B9	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2662B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.201 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275cf',
    500: '#8d36b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36b9;
$custom-light: #b275cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.847,
    "s": 54.812,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51586,
    "c": 0.20125,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36B9

secondary

#9AC883

accent

#DE4A7C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36B9

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

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