#8A35B0#8A35B0

#8A35B0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.193 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35B0
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 176)
HSL	hsl(281, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 69.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 55.16, -49.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 74.26, 317.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.46% 0.1323 -0.1402)
OKLCH	oklch(50.46% 0.193 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5894, 11.0847, 42.1735)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35B0 #5BB035

analogous

#4C35B0 #8A35B0 #B03599

triadic

#8A35B0 #B08A35 #35B08A

tetradic

#8A35B0 #B04C35 #5BB035 #3599B0

square

#8A35B0 #B04C35 #5BB035 #3599B0

split-complementary

#8A35B0 #99B035 #35B04C

monochromatic

#401952 #652781 #8A35B0 #A856CC #C085DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#8A35B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8A35B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35B0

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35B0	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C60AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.193 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073c8',
    500: '#8a35b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35b0;
$custom-light: #b073c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.463,
    "s": 53.712,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50463,
    "c": 0.19274,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35B0

secondary

#93C47D

accent

#DD4B78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35B0

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

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