#8A35B2#8A35B2

#8A35B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.195 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35B2
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 178)
HSL	hsl(281, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 70.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.86, 55.59, -50.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.86, 75.22, 317.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% 0.1321 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.195 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7888, 11.1644, 43.2234)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35B2 #5DB235

analogous

#4B35B2 #8A35B2 #B2359B

triadic

#8A35B2 #B28A35 #35B28A

tetradic

#8A35B2 #B24B35 #5DB235 #359BB2

square

#8A35B2 #B24B35 #5DB235 #359BB2

split-complementary

#8A35B2 #9BB235 #35B24B

monochromatic

#411954 #652783 #8A35B2 #A757CD #C086DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8A35B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A35B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35B2

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35B2	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2960AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.195 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073ca',
    500: '#8a35b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35b2;
$custom-light: #b073ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.8,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50601,
    "c": 0.19468,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35B2

secondary

#95C57E

accent

#DD4A79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35B2

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

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