#8E36D0#8E36D0

#8E36D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.224 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E36D0
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 208)
HSL	hsl(274, 62%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 74%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 62.48, -63.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 89.17, 314.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.1318 -0.1809)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.224 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8572, 12.9434, 60.9038)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E36D0 #78D036

analogous

#4136D0 #8E36D0 #D036C5

triadic

#8E36D0 #D08E36 #36D08E

tetradic

#8E36D0 #D04136 #78D036 #36C5D0

square

#8E36D0 #D04136 #78D036 #36C5D0

split-complementary

#8E36D0 #C5D036 #36D041

monochromatic

#4C1A71 #6D26A3 #8E36D0 #AA68DC #C699E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8E36D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8E36D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E36D0

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E36D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E36D0	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e36d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.224 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b576df',
    500: '#8e36d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e36d0;
$custom-light: #b576df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e36d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 62.097,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53389,
    "c": 0.22382,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E36D0

secondary

#ACD38F

accent

#E54388

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E36D0

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

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