#8D36BF#8D36BF

#8D36BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.207 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36BF
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 58.57, -55.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 81.00, 316.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% 0.1333 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.207 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7058, 12.0631, 50.4651)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36BF #68BF36

analogous

#4836BF #8D36BF #BF36AC

triadic

#8D36BF #BF8D36 #36BF8D

tetradic

#8D36BF #BF4836 #68BF36 #36ACBF

square

#8D36BF #BF4836 #68BF36 #36ACBF

split-complementary

#8D36BF #ACBF36 #36BF48

monochromatic

#471B60 #6A298F #8D36BF #A860D2 #C290E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8D36BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8D36BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36BF

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36BF	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B63BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.207 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d3',
    500: '#8d36bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36bf;
$custom-light: #b375d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.102,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52011,
    "c": 0.20707,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36BF

secondary

#9FCA87

accent

#DF4980

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36BF

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

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