#8D36C2#8D36C2

#8D36C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.210 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36C2
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 59.22, -57.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 82.45, 315.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1329 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.21 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.0393, 12.1965, 52.2216)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36C2 #6BC236

analogous

#4736C2 #8D36C2 #C236B1

triadic

#8D36C2 #C28D36 #36C28D

tetradic

#8D36C2 #C24736 #6BC236 #36B1C2

square

#8D36C2 #C24736 #6BC236 #36B1C2

split-complementary

#8D36C2 #B1C236 #36C247

monochromatic

#471B62 #6A2992 #8D36C2 #A862D3 #C392E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8D36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8D36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36C2

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36C2	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1363BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.210 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d5',
    500: '#8d36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36c2;
$custom-light: #b375d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.286,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52227,
    "c": 0.20998,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36C2

secondary

#A2CC88

accent

#E04881

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36C2

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

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