#8B35BB#8B35BB

#8B35BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.204 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35BB
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 71.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 57.72, -54.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 79.57, 316.51°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.1323 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.204 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8885, 11.6235, 48.1473)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35BB #65BB35

analogous

#4835BB #8B35BB #BB35A8

triadic

#8B35BB #BB8B35 #35BB8B

tetradic

#8B35BB #BB4835 #65BB35 #35A8BB

square

#8B35BB #BB4835 #65BB35 #35A8BB

split-complementary

#8B35BB #A8BB35 #35BB48

monochromatic

#441A5C #68278B #8B35BB #A75CD1 #C18CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8B35BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8B35BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35BB

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35BB	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.204 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d0',
    500: '#8b35bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35bb;
$custom-light: #b174d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.507,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51363,
    "c": 0.20375,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35BB

secondary

#9CC983

accent

#DF497F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35BB

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

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