#8E36A2#8E36A2

#8E36A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.180 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36A2
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 162)
HSL	hsl(289, 50%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(289, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.58, 52.77, -41.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.58, 67.17, 321.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.2% 0.137 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(50.2% 0.18 319.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9953, 10.9986, 35.2978)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36A2 #4AA236

analogous

#5836A2 #8E36A2 #A23680

triadic

#8E36A2 #A28E36 #36A28E

tetradic

#8E36A2 #A25836 #4AA236 #3680A2

square

#8E36A2 #A25836 #4AA236 #3680A2

split-complementary

#8E36A2 #80A236 #36A258

monochromatic

#3E1746 #662774 #8E36A2 #AF50C5 #C47ED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#8E36A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8E36A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36A2

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36A2	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1257A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E609F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.180 319.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274be',
    500: '#8e36a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36a2;
$custom-light: #b274be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.889,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50197,
    "c": 0.17965,
    "h": 319.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36A2

secondary

#84BD77

accent

#DA4E68

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36A2

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

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