#8E36AE#8E36AE

#8E36AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.191 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36AE
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 69%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 55.19, -47.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 72.84, 319.26°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% 0.1365 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.191 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1133, 11.4458, 41.1860)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36AE #56AE36

analogous

#5236AE #8E36AE #AE3692

triadic

#8E36AE #AE8E36 #36AE8E

tetradic

#8E36AE #AE5236 #56AE36 #3692AE

square

#8E36AE #AE5236 #56AE36 #3692AE

split-complementary

#8E36AE #92AE36 #36AE52

monochromatic

#421951 #68287F #8E36AE #AC56CB #C385D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8E36AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8E36AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36AE

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36AE	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3461AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.191 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374c7',
    500: '#8e36ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36ae;
$custom-light: #b374c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50969,
    "c": 0.19103,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36AE

secondary

#90C37D

accent

#DC4C72

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36AE

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

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