#8A35AA#8A35AA

#8A35AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.187 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35AA
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 170)
HSL	hsl(284, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(284, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.33, 53.90, -46.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.33, 71.37, 319.05°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.1328 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.187 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0089, 10.8524, 39.1158)
Luminance	0.1085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35AA #55AA35

analogous

#4F35AA #8A35AA #AA358F

triadic

#8A35AA #AA8A35 #35AA8A

tetradic

#8A35AA #AA4F35 #55AA35 #358FAA

square

#8A35AA #AA4F35 #55AA35 #358FAA

split-complementary

#8A35AA #8FAA35 #35AA4F

monochromatic

#3E184D #64267B #8A35AA #A953C9 #C082D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#8A35AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8A35AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35AA

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35AA	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.187 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073c4',
    500: '#8a35aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35aa;
$custom-light: #b073c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.59,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50058,
    "c": 0.18693,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35AA

secondary

#8DC17A

accent

#DC4C73

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35AA

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

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