#8B35BF#8B35BF

#8B35BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.208 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35BF
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 191)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.89, 58.59, -56.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.89, 81.50, 315.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1317 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.208 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3226, 11.7972, 50.4339)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35BF #69BF35

analogous

#4635BF #8B35BF #BF35AE

triadic

#8B35BF #BF8B35 #35BF8B

tetradic

#8B35BF #BF4635 #69BF35 #35AEBF

square

#8B35BF #BF4635 #69BF35 #35AEBF

split-complementary

#8B35BF #AEBF35 #35BF46

monochromatic

#451A5F #68288F #8B35BF #A75FD3 #C18FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8B35BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8B35BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35BF

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35BF	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1362BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.208 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274d3',
    500: '#8b35bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35bf;
$custom-light: #b274d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.391,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51651,
    "c": 0.20764,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35BF

secondary

#9FCA85

accent

#E04881

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35BF

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

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