#8A35C7#8A35C7

#8A35C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.215 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A35C7
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 199)
HSL	hsl(275, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 73.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, 60.16, -60.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 85.40, 314.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.129 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.215 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0609, 12.0733, 55.1899)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A35C7 #72C735

analogous

#4135C7 #8A35C7 #C735BB

triadic

#8A35C7 #C78A35 #35C78A

tetradic

#8A35C7 #C74135 #72C735 #35BBC7

square

#8A35C7 #C74135 #72C735 #35BBC7

split-complementary

#8A35C7 #BBC735 #35C741

monochromatic

#471B66 #682897 #8A35C7 #A664D6 #C294E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8A35C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8A35C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A35C7

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A35C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A35C7	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80587B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a35c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.215 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d9',
    500: '#8a35c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a35c7;
$custom-light: #b174d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a35c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.932,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52116,
    "c": 0.21518,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A35C7

secondary

#A6CE8A

accent

#E14787

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A35C7

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

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