#8F36CB#8F36CB

#8F36CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.219 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F36CB
RGB	rgb(143, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(276, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 61.56, -61.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 86.74, 315.22°)
OKLab	oklab(53.14% 0.1341 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(53.14% 0.219 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.4241, 12.7901, 57.7231)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F36CB #72CB36

analogous

#4436CB #8F36CB #CB36BC

triadic

#8F36CB #CB8F36 #36CB8F

tetradic

#8F36CB #CB4436 #72CB36 #36BCCB

square

#8F36CB #CB4436 #72CB36 #36BCCB

split-complementary

#8F36CB #BCCB36 #36CB44

monochromatic

#4B1C6B #6D289C #8F36CB #AA67D8 #C597E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8F36CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8F36CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F36CB

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F36CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F36CB	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f36cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.219 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b575dc',
    500: '#8f36cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f36cb;
$custom-light: #b575dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f36cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.839,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53138,
    "c": 0.21923,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F36CB

secondary

#A8D08D

accent

#E24685

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F36CB

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

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