#8A35A0#8A35A0

#8A35A0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.177 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35A0
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 160)
HSL	hsl(288, 50%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(288, 67%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 66.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 51.86, -41.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 66.60, 321.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.1333 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.177 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0987, 10.4883, 34.3220)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35A0 #4BA035

analogous

#5535A0 #8A35A0 #A03581

triadic

#8A35A0 #A08A35 #35A08A

tetradic

#8A35A0 #A05535 #4BA035 #3581A0

square

#8A35A0 #A05535 #4BA035 #3581A0

split-complementary

#8A35A0 #81A035 #35A055

monochromatic

#3B1744 #622672 #8A35A0 #AC4EC4 #C27CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8A35A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A35A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35A0

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35A0	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D56A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5E9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.177 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73bd',
    500: '#8a35a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35a0;
$custom-light: #af73bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.664,
    "s": 50.235,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49408,
    "c": 0.17733,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35A0

secondary

#83BC74

accent

#DA4E6B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35A0

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

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