#8A35A6#8A35A6

#8A35A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.183 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35A6
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 166)
HSL	hsl(285, 52%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.08, 53.08, -44.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.08, 69.46, 319.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% 0.133 -0.1258)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.183 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6362, 10.7034, 37.1533)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35A6 #51A635

analogous

#5235A6 #8A35A6 #A63589

triadic

#8A35A6 #A68A35 #35A68A

tetradic

#8A35A6 #A65235 #51A635 #3589A6

square

#8A35A6 #A65235 #51A635 #3589A6

split-complementary

#8A35A6 #89A635 #35A652

monochromatic

#3D1749 #632678 #8A35A6 #AA51C7 #C17FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#8A35A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8A35A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35A6

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35A6	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.183 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073c1',
    500: '#8a35a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35a6;
$custom-light: #b073c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.133,
    "s": 51.598,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49794,
    "c": 0.18307,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35A6

secondary

#89BF77

accent

#DB4D70

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35A6

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

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