#8E36C3#8E36C3

#8E36C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.211 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36C3
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 195)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 59.63, -57.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 82.91, 315.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% 0.1341 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.211 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.3228, 12.3297, 52.8231)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36C3 #6BC336

analogous

#4836C3 #8E36C3 #C336B2

triadic

#8E36C3 #C38E36 #36C38E

tetradic

#8E36C3 #C34836 #6BC336 #36B2C3

square

#8E36C3 #C34836 #6BC336 #36B2C3

split-complementary

#8E36C3 #B2C336 #36C348

monochromatic

#481B63 #6B2993 #8E36C3 #A963D4 #C392E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8E36C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8E36C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36C3

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36C3	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1364C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.211 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d6',
    500: '#8e36c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36c3;
$custom-light: #b475d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.447,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52426,
    "c": 0.21123,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36C3

secondary

#A2CC89

accent

#E04881

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36C3

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

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