#8E36C4#8E36C4

#8E36C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.212 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36C4
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 59.85, -58.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 83.39, 315.86°)
OKLab	oklab(52.5% 0.1339 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(52.5% 0.212 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4363, 12.3751, 53.4205)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36C4 #6CC436

analogous

#4736C4 #8E36C4 #C436B3

triadic

#8E36C4 #C48E36 #36C48E

tetradic

#8E36C4 #C44736 #6CC436 #36B3C4

square

#8E36C4 #C44736 #6CC436 #36B3C4

split-complementary

#8E36C4 #B3C436 #36C447

monochromatic

#481C64 #6B2994 #8E36C4 #A963D4 #C493E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8E36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8E36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36C4

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36C4	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1064C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.212 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d7',
    500: '#8e36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36c4;
$custom-light: #b475d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.183,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52498,
    "c": 0.21221,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36C4

secondary

#A3CC89

accent

#E04882

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36C4

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

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