#8A35A5#8A35A5

#8A35A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.182 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35A5
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 165)
HSL	hsl(286, 51%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 67.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.01, 52.87, -44.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.01, 68.98, 320.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.73% 0.1331 -0.1243)
OKLCH	oklch(49.73% 0.182 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5449, 10.6668, 36.6721)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35A5 #50A535

analogous

#5235A5 #8A35A5 #A53588

triadic

#8A35A5 #A58A35 #35A58A

tetradic

#8A35A5 #A55235 #50A535 #3588A5

square

#8A35A5 #A55235 #50A535 #3588A5

split-complementary

#8A35A5 #88A535 #35A552

monochromatic

#3D1748 #632677 #8A35A5 #AA50C7 #C17FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#8A35A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A35A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35A5

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35A5	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.182 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73c0',
    500: '#8a35a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35a5;
$custom-light: #af73c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.536,
    "s": 51.376,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49729,
    "c": 0.18211,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35A5

secondary

#88BF77

accent

#DB4D6F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35A5

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

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