#8A35A8#8A35A8

#8A35A8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.185 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35A8
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 168)
HSL	hsl(284, 52%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 68%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 68.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.20, 53.49, -45.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.20, 70.41, 319.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% 0.1329 -0.1287)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.185 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8211, 10.7773, 38.1270)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35A8 #53A835

analogous

#5035A8 #8A35A8 #A8358C

triadic

#8A35A8 #A88A35 #35A88A

tetradic

#8A35A8 #A85035 #53A835 #358CA8

square

#8A35A8 #A85035 #53A835 #358CA8

split-complementary

#8A35A8 #8CA835 #35A850

monochromatic

#3E184B #642679 #8A35A8 #A952C8 #C080D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#8A35A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8A35A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35A8

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35A8	1.00	6.66	3.16	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345FA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.185 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073c2',
    500: '#8a35a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35a8;
$custom-light: #b073c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.348,
    "s": 52.036,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49925,
    "c": 0.185,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35A8

secondary

#8BC078

accent

#DB4C72

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35A8

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

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