#8F36BB#8F36BB

#8F36BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.204 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F36BB
RGB	rgb(143, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 58.12, -53.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 79.05, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1365 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.204 312)
XYZ	xyz(21.6149, 12.0664, 48.1945)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F36BB #62BB36

analogous

#4C36BB #8F36BB #BB36A5

triadic

#8F36BB #BB8F36 #36BB8F

tetradic

#8F36BB #BB4C36 #62BB36 #36A5BB

square

#8F36BB #BB4C36 #62BB36 #36A5BB

split-complementary

#8F36BB #A5BB36 #36BB4C

monochromatic

#461B5C #6B288C #8F36BB #AA5ED0 #C38DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8F36BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8F36BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F36BB

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F36BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F36BB	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2663B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f36bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.204 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d0',
    500: '#8f36bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f36bb;
$custom-light: #b475d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f36bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.15,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51986,
    "c": 0.20384,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.12066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F36BB

secondary

#9BC984

accent

#DF497B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F36BB

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

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