#8A35BA#8A35BA

#8A35BA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.202 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35BA
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 186)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 71.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 57.30, -54.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 79.10, 316.42°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1311 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.202 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6155, 11.4951, 47.5776)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35BA #65BA35

analogous

#4835BA #8A35BA #BA35A8

triadic

#8A35BA #BA8A35 #35BA8A

tetradic

#8A35BA #BA4835 #65BA35 #35A8BA

square

#8A35BA #BA4835 #65BA35 #35A8BA

split-complementary

#8A35BA #A8BA35 #35BA48

monochromatic

#431A5B #67278A #8A35BA #A65CD0 #C08BDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8A35BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A35BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35BA

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35BA	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D61B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.202 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174cf',
    500: '#8a35ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35ba;
$custom-light: #b174cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.346,
    "s": 55.649,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51163,
    "c": 0.20248,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35BA

secondary

#9CC882

accent

#DF497F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35BA

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

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