#8B35C0#8B35C0

#8B35C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.209 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35C0
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 192)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 58.81, -57.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 81.98, 315.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% 0.1315 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.209 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4331, 11.8413, 51.0155)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35C0 #6AC035

analogous

#4535C0 #8B35C0 #C035B0

triadic

#8B35C0 #C08B35 #35C08B

tetradic

#8B35C0 #C04535 #6AC035 #35B0C0

square

#8B35C0 #C04535 #6AC035 #35B0C0

split-complementary

#8B35C0 #B0C035 #35C045

monochromatic

#461B60 #682890 #8B35C0 #A75FD3 #C18FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8B35C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8B35C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35C0

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35C0	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1062BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.209 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274d4',
    500: '#8b35c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35c0;
$custom-light: #b274d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.122,
    "s": 56.735,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51724,
    "c": 0.20862,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35C0

secondary

#A0CB86

accent

#E04882

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35C0

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

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