#8E36C0#8E36C0

#8E36C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.208 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36C0
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 192)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 71.9%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, 58.98, -56.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 81.47, 316.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1345 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.208 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9871, 12.1954, 51.0546)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36C0 #68C036

analogous

#4936C0 #8E36C0 #C036AD

triadic

#8E36C0 #C08E36 #36C08E

tetradic

#8E36C0 #C04936 #68C036 #36ADC0

square

#8E36C0 #C04936 #68C036 #36ADC0

split-complementary

#8E36C0 #ADC036 #36C049

monochromatic

#471B60 #6B2990 #8E36C0 #A961D2 #C390E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8E36C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8E36C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36C0

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36C0	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B63BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.208 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d4',
    500: '#8e36c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36c0;
$custom-light: #b475d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.261,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5221,
    "c": 0.20834,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36C0

secondary

#A0CB87

accent

#DF487F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36C0

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

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