#8D36C7#8D36C7

#8D36C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.215 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36C7
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 199)
HSL	hsl(276, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 72.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 60.31, -59.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 84.86, 315.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% 0.1321 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.215 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6103, 12.4249, 55.2289)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36C7 #70C736

analogous

#4536C7 #8D36C7 #C736B9

triadic

#8D36C7 #C78D36 #36C78D

tetradic

#8D36C7 #C74536 #70C736 #36B9C7

square

#8D36C7 #C74536 #70C736 #36B9C7

split-complementary

#8D36C7 #B9C736 #36C745

monochromatic

#491C67 #6B2997 #8D36C7 #A865D5 #C395E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8D36C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8D36C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36C7

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36C7	1.00	6.03	3.49	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84587C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.215 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d9',
    500: '#8d36c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36c7;
$custom-light: #b375d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52592,
    "c": 0.21484,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36C7

secondary

#A6CE8B

accent

#E14785

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36C7

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

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