#8A35B5#8A35B5

#8A35B5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.198 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35B5
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 181)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 70.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.06, 56.23, -52.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.06, 76.68, 317.16°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.1317 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.198 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0933, 11.2862, 44.8271)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35B5 #60B535

analogous

#4A35B5 #8A35B5 #B535A0

triadic

#8A35B5 #B58A35 #35B58A

tetradic

#8A35B5 #B54A35 #60B535 #35A0B5

square

#8A35B5 #B54A35 #60B535 #35A0B5

split-complementary

#8A35B5 #A0B535 #35B54A

monochromatic

#421956 #662786 #8A35B5 #A759CE #C088DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8A35B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8A35B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35B5

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35B5	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2560B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.198 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074cc',
    500: '#8a35b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35b5;
$custom-light: #b074cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.844,
    "s": 54.701,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5081,
    "c": 0.1976,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35B5

secondary

#97C680

accent

#DE4A7C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35B5

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

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