#8D36D4#8D36D4

#8D36D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.227 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36D4
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 212)
HSL	hsl(273, 65%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 75%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 74.5%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, 63.19, -65.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 91.13, 313.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.1296 -0.1869)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.227 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1846, 13.0546, 63.5203)
Luminance	0.1305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36D4 #7DD436

analogous

#3E36D4 #8D36D4 #D436CC

triadic

#8D36D4 #D48D36 #36D48D

tetradic

#8D36D4 #D43E36 #7DD436 #36CCD4

square

#8D36D4 #D43E36 #7DD436 #36CCD4

split-complementary

#8D36D4 #CCD436 #36D43E

monochromatic

#4D1976 #6D24A9 #8D36D4 #AA68DF #C69BEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#8D36D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8D36D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36D4

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36D4	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.227 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476e2',
    500: '#8d36d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36d4;
$custom-light: #b476e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.038,
    "s": 64.754,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53573,
    "c": 0.22748,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36D4

secondary

#AFD590

accent

#E8408B

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120915

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36D4

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

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