#8A35AB#8A35AB

#8A35AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.188 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35AB
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 171)
HSL	hsl(283, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 69%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.40, 54.11, -47.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.40, 71.85, 318.86°)
OKLab	oklab(50.13% 0.1327 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(50.13% 0.188 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1038, 10.8904, 39.6159)
Luminance	0.1089 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35AB #56AB35

analogous

#4F35AB #8A35AB #AB3591

triadic

#8A35AB #AB8A35 #35AB8A

tetradic

#8A35AB #AB4F35 #56AB35 #3591AB

square

#8A35AB #AB4F35 #56AB35 #3591AB

split-complementary

#8A35AB #91AB35 #35AB4F

monochromatic

#3F184E #64277C #8A35AB #A953CA #C082D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#8A35AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8A35AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35AB

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35AB	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.188 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073c5',
    500: '#8a35ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35ab;
$custom-light: #b073c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.22,
    "s": 52.679,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50125,
    "c": 0.18789,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35AB

secondary

#8EC27A

accent

#DC4C74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35AB

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

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