#8B35AF#8B35AF

#8B35AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.192 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35AF
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 175)
HSL	hsl(282, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 70%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 69.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 55.17, -48.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 73.78, 318.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.1336 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.192 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6571, 11.1310, 41.6621)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35AF #59AF35

analogous

#4E35AF #8B35AF #AF3596

triadic

#8B35AF #AF8B35 #35AF8B

tetradic

#8B35AF #AF4E35 #59AF35 #3596AF

square

#8B35AF #AF4E35 #59AF35 #3596AF

split-complementary

#8B35AF #96AF35 #35AF4E

monochromatic

#401951 #662780 #8B35AF #A956CC #C185DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8B35AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8B35AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35AF

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35AF	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E60AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.192 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173c7',
    500: '#8b35af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35af;
$custom-light: #b173c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.295,
    "s": 53.509,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50527,
    "c": 0.19212,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35AF

secondary

#91C47C

accent

#DD4B76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35AF

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

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