#8D36CA#8D36CA

#8D36CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.218 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36CA
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(275, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 60.97, -61.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 86.31, 314.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.1316 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.218 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9621, 12.5656, 57.0814)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36CA #73CA36

analogous

#4336CA #8D36CA #CA36BD

triadic

#8D36CA #CA8D36 #36CA8D

tetradic

#8D36CA #CA4336 #73CA36 #36BDCA

square

#8D36CA #CA4336 #73CA36 #36BDCA

split-complementary

#8D36CA #BDCA36 #36CA43

monochromatic

#4A1C6A #6B299A #8D36CA #A866D7 #C497E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8D36CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8D36CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36CA

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36CA	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83597D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.218 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475db',
    500: '#8d36ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36ca;
$custom-light: #b475db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.27,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52815,
    "c": 0.21775,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36CA

secondary

#A8CF8D

accent

#E14686

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36CA

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

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