#8F36BE#8F36BE

#8F36BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.207 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F36BE
RGB	rgb(143, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 58.75, -55.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 80.49, 316.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% 0.1361 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.207 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9394, 12.1962, 49.9036)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F36BE #65BE36

analogous

#4B36BE #8F36BE #BE36A9

triadic

#8F36BE #BE8F36 #36BE8F

tetradic

#8F36BE #BE4B36 #65BE36 #36A9BE

square

#8F36BE #BE4B36 #65BE36 #36A9BE

split-complementary

#8F36BE #A9BE36 #36BE4B

monochromatic

#471B5F #6B288E #8F36BE #AA60D2 #C48FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8F36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8F36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F36BE

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F36BE	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2164BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.207 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d2',
    500: '#8f36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f36be;
$custom-light: #b475d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.265,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52196,
    "c": 0.20672,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F36BE

secondary

#9DCA86

accent

#DF497D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F36BE

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

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