#8E36CC#8E36CC

#8E36CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.220 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36CC
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(275, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 61.60, -61.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 87.24, 314.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.09% 0.1325 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(53.09% 0.22 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3712, 12.7490, 58.3446)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36CC #74CC36

analogous

#4336CC #8E36CC #CC36BF

triadic

#8E36CC #CC8E36 #36CC8E

tetradic

#8E36CC #CC4336 #74CC36 #36BFCC

square

#8E36CC #CC4336 #74CC36 #36BFCC

split-complementary

#8E36CC #BFCC36 #36CC43

monochromatic

#4B1B6C #6D289D #8E36CC #A967D8 #C598E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8E36CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8E36CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36CC

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36CC	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.220 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475dc',
    500: '#8e36cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36cc;
$custom-light: #b475dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.2,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53088,
    "c": 0.21995,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36CC

secondary

#A9D08E

accent

#E34586

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36CC

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

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