#8D36CB#8D36CB

#8D36CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.219 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36CB
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 61.19, -61.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 86.79, 314.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1314 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.219 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.0808, 12.6131, 57.7070)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36CB #74CB36

analogous

#4336CB #8D36CB #CB36BE

triadic

#8D36CB #CB8D36 #36CB8D

tetradic

#8D36CB #CB4336 #74CB36 #36BECB

square

#8D36CB #CB4336 #74CB36 #36BECB

split-complementary

#8D36CB #BECB36 #36CB43

monochromatic

#4A1C6B #6C289C #8D36CB #A967D8 #C497E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8D36CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8D36CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36CB

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36CB	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.219 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475dc',
    500: '#8d36cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36cb;
$custom-light: #b475dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.034,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52889,
    "c": 0.21873,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36CB

secondary

#A9D08D

accent

#E24687

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36CB

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

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