#8A35AE#8A35AE

#8A35AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.191 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35AE
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 174)
HSL	hsl(282, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 69.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, 54.74, -48.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 73.29, 318.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1325 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.191 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.3930, 11.0061, 41.1390)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35AE #59AE35

analogous

#4E35AE #8A35AE #AE3596

triadic

#8A35AE #AE8A35 #35AE8A

tetradic

#8A35AE #AE4E35 #59AE35 #3596AE

square

#8A35AE #AE4E35 #59AE35 #3596AE

split-complementary

#8A35AE #96AE35 #35AE4E

monochromatic

#401850 #65277F #8A35AE #A855CB #C084DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#8A35AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8A35AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35AE

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35AE	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.191 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073c7',
    500: '#8a35ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35ae;
$custom-light: #b073c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.149,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50327,
    "c": 0.19079,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.11005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35AE

secondary

#91C37C

accent

#DD4B76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35AE

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

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