#8E36C2#8E36C2

#8E36C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.210 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36C2
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 59.41, -57.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 82.43, 316.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.35% 0.1342 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(52.35% 0.21 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.2102, 12.2846, 52.2296)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36C2 #6AC236

analogous

#4836C2 #8E36C2 #C236B0

triadic

#8E36C2 #C28E36 #36C28E

tetradic

#8E36C2 #C24836 #6AC236 #36B0C2

square

#8E36C2 #C24836 #6AC236 #36B0C2

split-complementary

#8E36C2 #B0C236 #36C248

monochromatic

#481B62 #6B2992 #8E36C2 #A962D3 #C392E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8E36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8E36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36C2

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36C2	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1664BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.210 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d5',
    500: '#8e36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36c2;
$custom-light: #b475d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.714,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52354,
    "c": 0.21026,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36C2

secondary

#A1CC88

accent

#E04880

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36C2

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

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