#8B35BC#8B35BC

#8B35BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.205 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35BC
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 188)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 71.8%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 57.94, -55.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 80.05, 316.37°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.1321 -0.1564)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.205 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9959, 11.6665, 48.7130)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35BC #66BC35

analogous

#4735BC #8B35BC #BC35AA

triadic

#8B35BC #BC8B35 #35BC8B

tetradic

#8B35BC #BC4735 #66BC35 #35AABC

square

#8B35BC #BC4735 #66BC35 #35AABC

split-complementary

#8B35BC #AABC35 #35BC47

monochromatic

#441A5D #68288C #8B35BC #A75DD1 #C18DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8B35BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8B35BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35BC

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35BC	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B61B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.205 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174d1',
    500: '#8b35bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35bc;
$custom-light: #b174d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.222,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51435,
    "c": 0.20473,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35BC

secondary

#9DC984

accent

#DF487F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35BC

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

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