#8A35BE#8A35BE

#8A35BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.206 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35BE
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 58.17, -56.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 81.04, 315.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.1305 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.206 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.0467, 11.6676, 49.8486)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35BE #69BE35

analogous

#4535BE #8A35BE #BE35AE

triadic

#8A35BE #BE8A35 #35BE8A

tetradic

#8A35BE #BE4535 #69BE35 #35AEBE

square

#8A35BE #BE4535 #69BE35 #35AEBE

split-complementary

#8A35BE #AEBE35 #35BE45

monochromatic

#441A5E #67288E #8A35BE #A65ED2 #C18EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8A35BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A35BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35BE

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35BE	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1361BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.206 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d2',
    500: '#8a35be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35be;
$custom-light: #b174d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.226,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51451,
    "c": 0.20638,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35BE

secondary

#9FCA85

accent

#E04882

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35BE

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

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