#8D36C1#8D36C1

#8D36C1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.209 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36C1
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 193)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.9%, 72%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 59.00, -56.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 81.97, 316.04°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1331 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.209 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9274, 12.1517, 51.6321)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36C1 #6AC136

analogous

#4736C1 #8D36C1 #C136AF

triadic

#8D36C1 #C18D36 #36C18D

tetradic

#8D36C1 #C14736 #6AC136 #36AFC1

square

#8D36C1 #C14736 #6AC136 #36AFC1

split-complementary

#8D36C1 #AFC136 #36C147

monochromatic

#471B61 #6A2991 #8D36C1 #A861D3 #C391E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8D36C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8D36C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36C1

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36C1	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1663BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.209 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d5',
    500: '#8d36c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36c1;
$custom-light: #b375d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.554,
    "s": 56.275,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52154,
    "c": 0.20901,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36C1

secondary

#A1CB88

accent

#E04881

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36C1

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

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