#8F36C3#8F36C3

#8F36C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.212 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F36C3
RGB	rgb(143, 54, 195)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, 59.83, -57.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 82.89, 316.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1354 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.212 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.4952, 12.4186, 52.8312)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F36C3 #6AC336

analogous

#4836C3 #8F36C3 #C336B1

triadic

#8F36C3 #C38F36 #36C38F

tetradic

#8F36C3 #C34836 #6AC336 #36B1C3

square

#8F36C3 #C34836 #6AC336 #36B1C3

split-complementary

#8F36C3 #B1C336 #36C348

monochromatic

#491B63 #6C2993 #8F36C3 #AA63D4 #C492E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8F36C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8F36C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F36C3

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F36C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F36C3	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1664C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f36c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.212 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d6',
    500: '#8f36c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f36c3;
$custom-light: #b475d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f36c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.872,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52553,
    "c": 0.21153,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F36C3

secondary

#A2CC89

accent

#E04880

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F36C3

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

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