#8A35B3#8A35B3

#8A35B3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.196 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35B3
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 179)
HSL	hsl(280, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 70.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.92, 55.80, -51.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.92, 75.71, 317.48°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.132 -0.1445)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.196 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8895, 11.2047, 43.7541)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35B3 #5EB335

analogous

#4B35B3 #8A35B3 #B3359D

triadic

#8A35B3 #B38A35 #35B38A

tetradic

#8A35B3 #B34B35 #5EB335 #359DB3

square

#8A35B3 #B34B35 #5EB335 #359DB3

split-complementary

#8A35B3 #9DB335 #35B34B

monochromatic

#411955 #662784 #8A35B3 #A758CD #C087DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8A35B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8A35B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35B3

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35B3	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2860B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.196 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073ca',
    500: '#8a35b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35b3;
$custom-light: #b073ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.476,
    "s": 54.31,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5067,
    "c": 0.19566,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35B3

secondary

#96C57F

accent

#DE4A7A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35B3

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

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