#8E36CB#8E36CB

#8E36CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.219 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36CB
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 61.38, -61.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 86.76, 315.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1327 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.219 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.2517, 12.7012, 57.7150)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36CB #73CB36

analogous

#4336CB #8E36CB #CB36BE

triadic

#8E36CB #CB8E36 #36CB8E

tetradic

#8E36CB #CB4336 #73CB36 #36BECB

square

#8E36CB #CB4336 #73CB36 #36BECB

split-complementary

#8E36CB #BECB36 #36CB43

monochromatic

#4A1C6B #6C289C #8E36CB #A967D8 #C597E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#8E36CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8E36CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36CB

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36CB	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.219 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475dc',
    500: '#8e36cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36cb;
$custom-light: #b475dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.436,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53013,
    "c": 0.21898,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36CB

secondary

#A8D08D

accent

#E24686

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36CB

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

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