#8F36AA#8F36AA

#8F36AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.188 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F36AA
RGB	rgb(143, 54, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 68.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.22, 54.60, -45.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.22, 70.96, 320.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.84% 0.138 -0.1272)
OKLCH	oklch(50.84% 0.188 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9015, 11.3811, 39.1709)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F36AA #51AA36

analogous

#5536AA #8F36AA #AA368B

triadic

#8F36AA #AA8F36 #36AA8F

tetradic

#8F36AA #AA5536 #51AA36 #368BAA

square

#8F36AA #AA5536 #51AA36 #368BAA

split-complementary

#8F36AA #8BAA36 #36AA55

monochromatic

#41184D #68277C #8F36AA #AE54C9 #C483D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8F36AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8F36AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F36AA

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F36AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F36AA	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3961A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f36aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 54, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.188 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374c4',
    500: '#8f36aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f36aa;
$custom-light: #b374c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f36aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.034,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50842,
    "c": 0.18762,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F36AA

secondary

#8BC17B

accent

#DB4D6E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F36AA

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

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