#8F36D4#8F36D4

#8F36D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.228 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F36D4
RGB	rgb(143, 54, 212)
HSL	hsl(274, 65%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 75%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 74.5%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.11, 63.54, -65.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.11, 91.05, 314.26°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1323 -0.1856)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.228 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5279, 13.2316, 63.5364)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F36D4 #7BD436

analogous

#4036D4 #8F36D4 #D436CA

triadic

#8F36D4 #D48F36 #36D48F

tetradic

#8F36D4 #D44036 #7BD436 #36CAD4

square

#8F36D4 #D44036 #7BD436 #36CAD4

split-complementary

#8F36D4 #CAD436 #36D440

monochromatic

#4E1976 #6F24A9 #8F36D4 #AB68DF #C79BEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#8F36D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8F36D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F36D4

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F36D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F36D4	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f36d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 54, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.228 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b676e2',
    500: '#8f36d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f36d4;
$custom-light: #b676e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f36d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.797,
    "s": 64.754,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53816,
    "c": 0.22792,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F36D4

secondary

#AFD590

accent

#E84089

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120915

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F36D4

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

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