#8E36BC#8E36BC

#8E36BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.204 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36BC
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 58.13, -54.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 79.54, 316.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.93% 0.1351 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(51.93% 0.204 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.5499, 12.0205, 48.7522)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36BC #64BC36

analogous

#4B36BC #8E36BC #BC36A7

triadic

#8E36BC #BC8E36 #36BC8E

tetradic

#8E36BC #BC4B36 #64BC36 #36A7BC

square

#8E36BC #BC4B36 #64BC36 #36A7BC

split-complementary

#8E36BC #A7BC36 #36BC4B

monochromatic

#461B5D #6A288C #8E36BC #AA5ED1 #C38EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8E36BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8E36BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36BC

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36BC	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2363B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.204 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d1',
    500: '#8e36bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36bc;
$custom-light: #b375d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.403,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51926,
    "c": 0.20447,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36BC

secondary

#9CC985

accent

#DF497C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36BC

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

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