#8D36C3#8D36C3

#8D36C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.211 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36C3
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 195)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 59.44, -57.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 82.93, 315.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1327 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.211 309)
XYZ	xyz(22.1520, 12.2416, 52.8151)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36C3 #6CC336

analogous

#4636C3 #8D36C3 #C336B3

triadic

#8D36C3 #C38D36 #36C38D

tetradic

#8D36C3 #C34636 #6CC336 #36B3C3

square

#8D36C3 #C34636 #6CC336 #36B3C3

split-complementary

#8D36C3 #B3C336 #36C346

monochromatic

#481B63 #6A2993 #8D36C3 #A863D4 #C392E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8D36C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8D36C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36C3

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36C3	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1063C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.211 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d6',
    500: '#8d36c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36c3;
$custom-light: #b375d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.021,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52299,
    "c": 0.21095,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.12241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36C3

secondary

#A3CC89

accent

#E04882

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36C3

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

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