#8F36B8#8F36B8

#8F36B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.201 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F36B8
RGB	rgb(143, 54, 184)
HSL	hsl(281, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 70.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.12, 57.49, -52.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.12, 77.62, 317.78°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1368 -0.1472)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.201 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2971, 11.9393, 46.5207)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F36B8 #5FB836

analogous

#4E36B8 #8F36B8 #B836A0

triadic

#8F36B8 #B88F36 #36B88F

tetradic

#8F36B8 #B84E36 #5FB836 #36A0B8

square

#8F36B8 #B84E36 #5FB836 #36A0B8

split-complementary

#8F36B8 #A0B836 #36B84E

monochromatic

#451A59 #6A2889 #8F36B8 #AB5CCF #C38BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8F36B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8F36B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F36B8

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F36B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F36B8	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A63B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f36b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 54, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.201 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475ce',
    500: '#8f36b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f36b8;
$custom-light: #b475ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f36b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.077,
    "s": 54.622,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51777,
    "c": 0.20096,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F36B8

secondary

#98C782

accent

#DE4A79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F36B8

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

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