#8E36CD#8E36CD

#8E36CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.221 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36CD
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(275, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.46, 61.82, -62.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.46, 87.73, 314.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.1324 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.221 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.4916, 12.7972, 58.9783)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36CD #75CD36

analogous

#4236CD #8E36CD #CD36C0

triadic

#8E36CD #CD8E36 #36CD8E

tetradic

#8E36CD #CD4236 #75CD36 #36C0CD

square

#8E36CD #CD4236 #75CD36 #36C0CD

split-complementary

#8E36CD #C0CD36 #36CD42

monochromatic

#4B1B6D #6D279E #8E36CD #AA67D9 #C598E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8E36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8E36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36CD

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36CD	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.221 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475dd',
    500: '#8e36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36cd;
$custom-light: #b475dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.967,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53163,
    "c": 0.22092,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36CD

secondary

#AAD18E

accent

#E34487

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36CD

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

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