#8A35A7#8A35A7

#8A35A7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.184 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35A7
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 167)
HSL	hsl(285, 52%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 68.3%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.14, 53.28, -45.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.14, 69.93, 319.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% 0.133 -0.1272)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.184 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7283, 10.7402, 37.6383)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35A7 #52A735

analogous

#5135A7 #8A35A7 #A7358B

triadic

#8A35A7 #A78A35 #35A78A

tetradic

#8A35A7 #A75135 #52A735 #358BA7

square

#8A35A7 #A75135 #52A735 #358BA7

split-complementary

#8A35A7 #8BA735 #35A751

monochromatic

#3D184A #642679 #8A35A7 #AA51C8 #C180D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#8A35A7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8A35A7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35A7

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35A7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35A7	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355FA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35a7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.184 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073c2',
    500: '#8a35a7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35a7;
$custom-light: #b073c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35a7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.737,
    "s": 51.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49859,
    "c": 0.18403,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35A7

secondary

#8AC078

accent

#DB4D71

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35A7

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

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