#8835B1#8835B1
#8835B1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.193 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8835B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 53, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 54%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 70%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.2%, 70.1%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.51, 54.95, -50.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.51, 74.75, 317.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.27% 0.1296 -0.1431) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.27% 0.193 312.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3608, 10.9553, 42.6811) |
| Luminance | 0.1095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.17
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.58
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.35
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.79
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.31
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8835B1 #5EB135
analogous
#4A35B1 #8835B1 #B1359C
triadic
#8835B1 #B18835 #35B188
tetradic
#8835B1 #B14A35 #5EB135 #359CB1
square
#8835B1 #B14A35 #5EB135 #359CB1
split-complementary
#8835B1 #9CB135 #35B14A
monochromatic
#401953 #642782 #8835B1 #A657CD #BF86DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.58
#8835B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#8835B1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8835B1
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8835B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8835B1 | 1.00 | 6.58 | 3.19 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0059B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#285FAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#834F6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8835b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 53, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.193 312.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af73c9',
500: '#8835b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8835b1; $custom-light: #af73c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8835b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 136,
"g": 53,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.161,
"s": 53.913,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5027,
"c": 0.19302,
"h": 312.2
},
"luminance": 0.10955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8835B1
secondary
#95C47D
accent
#DD4B7B
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#110813
muted
#807B82