#8E36AF#8E36AF

#8E36AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.192 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36AF
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 175)
HSL	hsl(284, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 55.40, -48.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 73.32, 319.08°)
OKLab	oklab(51.04% 0.1364 -0.1351)
OKLCH	oklch(51.04% 0.192 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2111, 11.4850, 41.7013)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36AF #57AF36

analogous

#5136AF #8E36AF #AF3694

triadic

#8E36AF #AF8E36 #36AF8E

tetradic

#8E36AF #AF5136 #57AF36 #3694AF

square

#8E36AF #AF5136 #57AF36 #3694AF

split-complementary

#8E36AF #94AF36 #36AF51

monochromatic

#421951 #682880 #8E36AF #AB57CB #C386DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8E36AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8E36AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36AF

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36AF	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3362AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.192 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374c7',
    500: '#8e36af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36af;
$custom-light: #b374c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 52.838,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51035,
    "c": 0.19197,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36AF

secondary

#90C37D

accent

#DC4C73

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36AF

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

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