#8A35C1#8A35C1

#8A35C1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.209 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35C1
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 193)
HSL	hsl(276, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 72.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 58.83, -57.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 82.49, 315.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.1301 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.209 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3780, 11.8001, 51.5932)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35C1 #6CC135

analogous

#4435C1 #8A35C1 #C135B2

triadic

#8A35C1 #C18A35 #35C18A

tetradic

#8A35C1 #C14435 #6CC135 #35B2C1

square

#8A35C1 #C14435 #6CC135 #35B2C1

split-complementary

#8A35C1 #B2C135 #35C144

monochromatic

#451B61 #682891 #8A35C1 #A660D3 #C190E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8A35C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A35C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35C1

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35C1	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0861BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.209 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d5',
    500: '#8a35c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35c1;
$custom-light: #b174d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.429,
    "s": 56.911,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51671,
    "c": 0.20931,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35C1

secondary

#A2CB87

accent

#E04884

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35C1

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

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