#8D36C0#8D36C0

#8D36C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.208 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36C0
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 192)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 71.9%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.39, 58.78, -56.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.39, 81.48, 316.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.1332 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.208 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8162, 12.1073, 51.0466)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36C0 #69C036

analogous

#4836C0 #8D36C0 #C036AE

triadic

#8D36C0 #C08D36 #36C08D

tetradic

#8D36C0 #C04836 #69C036 #36AEC0

square

#8D36C0 #C04836 #69C036 #36AEC0

split-complementary

#8D36C0 #AEC036 #36C048

monochromatic

#471B60 #6A2990 #8D36C0 #A861D2 #C390E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8D36C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8D36C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36C0

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36C0	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1863BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.208 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d4',
    500: '#8d36c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36c0;
$custom-light: #b375d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.826,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52082,
    "c": 0.20804,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36C0

secondary

#A0CB87

accent

#DF4880

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36C0

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

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