#8F36C4#8F36C4

#8F36C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.212 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F36C4
RGB	rgb(143, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, 60.04, -57.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 83.37, 316.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.1352 -0.1639)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.212 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6087, 12.4639, 53.4286)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F36C4 #6BC436

analogous

#4836C4 #8F36C4 #C436B2

triadic

#8F36C4 #C48F36 #36C48F

tetradic

#8F36C4 #C44836 #6BC436 #36B2C4

square

#8F36C4 #C44836 #6BC436 #36B2C4

split-complementary

#8F36C4 #B2C436 #36C448

monochromatic

#491C64 #6C2994 #8F36C4 #AA63D4 #C493E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8F36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8F36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F36C4

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F36C4	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1464C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.212 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d7',
    500: '#8f36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f36c4;
$custom-light: #b475d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.606,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52625,
    "c": 0.21249,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F36C4

secondary

#A2CC89

accent

#E04881

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F36C4

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

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