#8E36BF#8E36BF

#8E36BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.207 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36BF
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 58.77, -55.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 80.99, 316.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1347 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.207 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.8766, 12.1512, 50.4731)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36BF #67BF36

analogous

#4936BF #8E36BF #BF36AB

triadic

#8E36BF #BF8E36 #36BF8E

tetradic

#8E36BF #BF4936 #67BF36 #36ABBF

square

#8E36BF #BF4936 #67BF36 #36ABBF

split-complementary

#8E36BF #ABBF36 #36BF49

monochromatic

#471B60 #6B298F #8E36BF #A960D2 #C390E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8E36BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8E36BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36BF

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36BF	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D63BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.207 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d3',
    500: '#8e36bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36bf;
$custom-light: #b475d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.54,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52139,
    "c": 0.20737,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36BF

secondary

#9FCA87

accent

#DF497E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36BF

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

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