#8A35A4#8A35A4

#8A35A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.181 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35A4
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 164)
HSL	hsl(286, 51%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 67.7%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 52.67, -43.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 68.50, 320.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.1331 -0.1229)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.181 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.4542, 10.6306, 36.1946)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35A4 #4FA435

analogous

#5335A4 #8A35A4 #A43586

triadic

#8A35A4 #A48A35 #35A48A

tetradic

#8A35A4 #A45335 #4FA435 #3586A4

square

#8A35A4 #A45335 #4FA435 #3586A4

split-complementary

#8A35A4 #86A435 #35A453

monochromatic

#3C1747 #632676 #8A35A4 #AB50C6 #C17ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8A35A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A35A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35A4

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35A4	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385EA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.181 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73bf',
    500: '#8a35a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35a4;
$custom-light: #af73bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.946,
    "s": 51.152,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49664,
    "c": 0.18115,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35A4

secondary

#87BE76

accent

#DB4D6E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35A4

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

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