#8E36CA#8E36CA

#8E36CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.218 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36CA
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(276, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 61.16, -60.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 86.28, 315.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.94% 0.1329 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(52.94% 0.218 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.1329, 12.6537, 57.0894)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36CA #72CA36

analogous

#4436CA #8E36CA #CA36BC

triadic

#8E36CA #CA8E36 #36CA8E

tetradic

#8E36CA #CA4436 #72CA36 #36BCCA

square

#8E36CA #CA4436 #72CA36 #36BCCA

split-complementary

#8E36CA #BCCA36 #36CA44

monochromatic

#4A1C6A #6C299A #8E36CA #A966D7 #C497E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8E36CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8E36CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36CA

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36CA	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84597D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.218 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475db',
    500: '#8e36ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36ca;
$custom-light: #b475db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.676,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52939,
    "c": 0.21801,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36CA

secondary

#A8CF8D

accent

#E14685

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36CA

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

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