#8D36BD#8D36BD

#8D36BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.205 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36BD
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.18, 58.14, -55.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.18, 80.04, 316.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% 0.1336 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.205 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.4872, 11.9757, 49.3139)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36BD #66BD36

analogous

#4A36BD #8D36BD #BD36A9

triadic

#8D36BD #BD8D36 #36BD8D

tetradic

#8D36BD #BD4A36 #66BD36 #36A9BD

square

#8D36BD #BD4A36 #66BD36 #36A9BD

split-complementary

#8D36BD #A9BD36 #36BD4A

monochromatic

#461B5E #69288D #8D36BD #A95FD1 #C28FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8D36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8D36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36BD

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36BD	1.00	6.19	3.40	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F63BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.205 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d2',
    500: '#8d36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36bd;
$custom-light: #b375d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.667,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51868,
    "c": 0.20512,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36BD

secondary

#9EC985

accent

#DF497E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36BD

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

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