#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
RGBrgb(139, 53, 173)
HSLhsl(283, 53%, 44%)
HSVhsv(283, 69%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(19.7%, 69.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(39.67, 54.75, -48.01)
CIE-LCHlch(39.67, 72.82, 318.75°)
OKLaboklab(50.39% 0.1338 -0.1352)
OKLCHoklch(50.39% 0.19 314.7)
XYZxyz(19.4621, 11.0530, 40.6353)
Luminance0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

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
##8B35AD1.006.543.216.54
#FFFFFF6.541.0021.001.00
#0000003.2121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.541.0021.001.00

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

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#8B35AD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva