#8D36DA#8D36DA

#8D36DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.233 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D36DA
RGB	rgb(141, 54, 218)
HSL	hsl(272, 69%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 75%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 75.2%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.31, 64.54, -68.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.31, 94.01, 313.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.04% 0.1283 -0.1949)
OKLCH	oklch(54.04% 0.233 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9556, 13.3630, 67.5807)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D36DA #83DA36

analogous

#3B36DA #8D36DA #DA36D5

triadic

#8D36DA #DA8D36 #36DA8D

tetradic

#8D36DA #DA3B36 #83DA36 #36D5DA

square

#8D36DA #DA3B36 #83DA36 #36D5DA

split-complementary

#8D36DA #D5DA36 #36DA3B

monochromatic

#4E177E #6E21B2 #8D36DA #AA6AE4 #C89DED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8D36DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8D36DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D36DA

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D36DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D36DA	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6086

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d36da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 54, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.233 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b576e6',
    500: '#8d36da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d36da;
$custom-light: #b576e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d36da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.829,
    "s": 68.908,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5404,
    "c": 0.23331,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D36DA

secondary

#B4D993

accent

#EC3C8F

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFD

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D36DA

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

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