#8D36C4#8D36C4

#8D36C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.212 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36C4
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 59.65, -58.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 83.41, 315.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.1326 -0.1653)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.212 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.2654, 12.2870, 53.4125)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36C4 #6DC436

analogous

#4636C4 #8D36C4 #C436B4

triadic

#8D36C4 #C48D36 #36C48D

tetradic

#8D36C4 #C44636 #6DC436 #36B4C4

square

#8D36C4 #C44636 #6DC436 #36B4C4

split-complementary

#8D36C4 #B4C436 #36C446

monochromatic

#481C64 #6A2994 #8D36C4 #A863D4 #C393E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8D36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8D36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36C4

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36C4	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C63C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.212 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d7',
    500: '#8d36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36c4;
$custom-light: #b375d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.761,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52372,
    "c": 0.21192,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36C4

secondary

#A3CC89

accent

#E04883

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36C4

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

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