#8B35AD#8B35AD

#8B35AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.190 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35AD
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 173)
HSL	hsl(283, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 69.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.67, 54.75, -48.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.67, 72.82, 318.75°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.1338 -0.1352)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.19 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4621, 11.0530, 40.6353)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35AD #57AD35

analogous

#4F35AD #8B35AD #AD3593

triadic

#8B35AD #AD8B35 #35AD8B

tetradic

#8B35AD #AD4F35 #57AD35 #3593AD

square

#8B35AD #AD4F35 #57AD35 #3593AD

split-complementary

#8B35AD #93AD35 #35AD4F

monochromatic

#40184F #65277E #8B35AD #A954CB #C183D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#8B35AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8B35AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35AD

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35AD	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3160AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884D6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.190 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173c6',
    500: '#8b35ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35ad;
$custom-light: #b173c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283,
    "s": 53.097,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50392,
    "c": 0.1902,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35AD

secondary

#8FC37B

accent

#DD4B74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35AD

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

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