#8B35C8#8B35C8

#8B35C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.216 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35C8
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 200)
HSL	hsl(275, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 74%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 73.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 60.56, -60.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 85.85, 314.86°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.1302 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.216 307)
XYZ	xyz(22.3437, 12.2056, 55.8112)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35C8 #72C835

analogous

#4135C8 #8B35C8 #C835BC

triadic

#8B35C8 #C88B35 #35C88B

tetradic

#8B35C8 #C84135 #72C835 #35BCC8

square

#8B35C8 #C84135 #72C835 #35BCC8

split-complementary

#8B35C8 #BCC835 #35C841

monochromatic

#481B67 #692898 #8B35C8 #A764D6 #C295E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8B35C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8B35C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35C8

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35C8	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81587C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.216 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274da',
    500: '#8b35c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35c8;
$custom-light: #b274da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.102,
    "s": 58.103,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52315,
    "c": 0.2164,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.12205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35C8

secondary

#A7CE8B

accent

#E14687

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35C8

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

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