#8D36BE#8D36BE

#8D36BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.206 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36BE
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 58.35, -55.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 80.52, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.1335 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.206 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5961, 12.0192, 49.8875)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36BE #67BE36

analogous

#4936BE #8D36BE #BE36AB

triadic

#8D36BE #BE8D36 #36BE8D

tetradic

#8D36BE #BE4936 #67BE36 #36ABBE

square

#8D36BE #BE4936 #67BE36 #36ABBE

split-complementary

#8D36BE #ABBE36 #36BE49

monochromatic

#461B5F #6A288E #8D36BE #A960D2 #C28FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8D36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8D36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36BE

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36BE	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D63BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.206 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d2',
    500: '#8d36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36be;
$custom-light: #b375d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.382,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51939,
    "c": 0.2061,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36BE

secondary

#9ECA86

accent

#DF497F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36BE

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

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