#8A35AD#8A35AD

#8A35AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.190 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35AD
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 173)
HSL	hsl(283, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 69.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.53, 54.53, -48.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.53, 72.81, 318.50°)
OKLab	oklab(50.26% 0.1325 -0.1359)
OKLCH	oklch(50.26% 0.19 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2959, 10.9672, 40.6275)
Luminance	0.1097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35AD #58AD35

analogous

#4E35AD #8A35AD #AD3594

triadic

#8A35AD #AD8A35 #35AD8A

tetradic

#8A35AD #AD4E35 #58AD35 #3594AD

square

#8A35AD #AD4E35 #58AD35 #3594AD

split-complementary

#8A35AD #94AD35 #35AD4E

monochromatic

#3F184F #65277E #8A35AD #A854CB #C083D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8A35AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8A35AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35AD

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35AD	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874D6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.190 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073c6',
    500: '#8a35ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35ad;
$custom-light: #b073c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.5,
    "s": 53.097,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50259,
    "c": 0.18983,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35AD

secondary

#90C37B

accent

#DD4B76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35AD

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

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