#8735B9#8735B9

#8735B9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.201 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8735B9
RGB	rgb(135, 53, 185)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 71.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.92, 56.48, -54.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.92, 78.65, 315.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.71% 0.1273 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(50.71% 0.201 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0200, 11.2003, 46.9968)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8735B9 #67B935

analogous

#4535B9 #8735B9 #B935A9

triadic

#8735B9 #B98735 #35B987

tetradic

#8735B9 #B94535 #67B935 #35A9B9

square

#8735B9 #B94535 #67B935 #35A9B9

split-complementary

#8735B9 #A9B935 #35B945

monochromatic

#421A5A #642789 #8735B9 #A45BD0 #BE8BDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8735B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8735B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8735B9

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8735B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8735B9	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8735b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 53, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.201 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae73cf',
    500: '#8735b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8735b9;
$custom-light: #ae73cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8735b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.273,
    "s": 55.462,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50708,
    "c": 0.20059,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8735B9

secondary

#9CC882

accent

#DF4982

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8735B9

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

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