#8A35A2#8A35A2

#8A35A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.179 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35A2
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 162)
HSL	hsl(287, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 67.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.83, 52.26, -42.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.83, 67.55, 320.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% 0.1332 -0.1199)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.179 318)
XYZ	xyz(18.2750, 10.5589, 35.2508)
Luminance	0.1056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35A2 #4DA235

analogous

#5435A2 #8A35A2 #A23584

triadic

#8A35A2 #A28A35 #35A28A

tetradic

#8A35A2 #A25435 #4DA235 #3584A2

square

#8A35A2 #A25435 #4DA235 #3584A2

split-complementary

#8A35A2 #84A235 #35A254

monochromatic

#3B1746 #632674 #8A35A2 #AB4FC5 #C17DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8A35A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A35A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35A2

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35A2	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0756A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.179 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73be',
    500: '#8a35a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35a2;
$custom-light: #af73be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.789,
    "s": 50.698,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49535,
    "c": 0.17924,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.10558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35A2

secondary

#85BD75

accent

#DA4E6D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35A2

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

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