#8A35B8#8A35B8

#8A35B8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.201 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35B8
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 184)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 71.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 56.87, -53.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 78.13, 316.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.1314 -0.1515)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.201 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.4044, 11.4107, 46.4657)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35B8 #63B835

analogous

#4935B8 #8A35B8 #B835A5

triadic

#8A35B8 #B88A35 #35B88A

tetradic

#8A35B8 #B84935 #63B835 #35A5B8

square

#8A35B8 #B84935 #63B835 #35A5B8

split-complementary

#8A35B8 #A5B835 #35B849

monochromatic

#431A59 #662788 #8A35B8 #A75BD0 #C08ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8A35B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8A35B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35B8

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35B8	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2060B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.201 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074ce',
    500: '#8a35b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35b8;
$custom-light: #b074ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.931,
    "s": 55.274,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51021,
    "c": 0.20053,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35B8

secondary

#9AC781

accent

#DF497E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35B8

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

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