#8D36BC#8D36BC

#8D36BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.204 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36BC
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, 57.92, -54.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 79.55, 316.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.1338 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.204 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3790, 11.9324, 48.7442)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36BC #65BC36

analogous

#4A36BC #8D36BC #BC36A8

triadic

#8D36BC #BC8D36 #36BC8D

tetradic

#8D36BC #BC4A36 #65BC36 #36A8BC

square

#8D36BC #BC4A36 #65BC36 #36A8BC

split-complementary

#8D36BC #A8BC36 #36BC4A

monochromatic

#461B5D #69288C #8D36BC #A95ED1 #C28EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8D36BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8D36BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36BC

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36BC	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2162B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.204 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d1',
    500: '#8d36bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36bc;
$custom-light: #b375d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.955,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51797,
    "c": 0.20416,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36BC

secondary

#9DC985

accent

#DF497E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36BC

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

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