#8F36BD#8F36BD

#8F36BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.206 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F36BD
RGB	rgb(143, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 58.54, -54.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 80.01, 317.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% 0.1362 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.206 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.8304, 12.1527, 49.3300)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F36BD #64BD36

analogous

#4C36BD #8F36BD #BD36A7

triadic

#8F36BD #BD8F36 #36BD8F

tetradic

#8F36BD #BD4C36 #64BD36 #36A7BD

square

#8F36BD #BD4C36 #64BD36 #36A7BD

split-complementary

#8F36BD #A7BD36 #36BD4C

monochromatic

#471B5E #6B288D #8F36BD #AA5FD1 #C38FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8F36BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8F36BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F36BD

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F36BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F36BD	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2363BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f36bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.206 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d2',
    500: '#8f36bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f36bd;
$custom-light: #b475d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f36bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.556,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52126,
    "c": 0.20576,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F36BD

secondary

#9DC985

accent

#DF497C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F36BD

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

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