#8B35B3#8B35B3

#8B35B3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.196 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35B3
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 179)
HSL	hsl(281, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 70.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, 56.01, -50.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 75.70, 317.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.8% 0.1333 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(50.8% 0.196 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0558, 11.2904, 43.7619)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35B3 #5DB335

analogous

#4C35B3 #8B35B3 #B3359C

triadic

#8B35B3 #B38B35 #35B38B

tetradic

#8B35B3 #B34C35 #5DB335 #359CB3

square

#8B35B3 #B34C35 #5DB335 #359CB3

split-complementary

#8B35B3 #9CB335 #35B34C

monochromatic

#421955 #662784 #8B35B3 #A858CD #C187DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8B35B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8B35B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35B3

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35B3	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A60B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.196 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174ca',
    500: '#8b35b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35b3;
$custom-light: #b174ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.952,
    "s": 54.31,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50801,
    "c": 0.19599,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35B3

secondary

#95C57F

accent

#DE4A79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35B3

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

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