#8B35C9#8B35C9

#8B35C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.217 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35C9
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 201)
HSL	hsl(275, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 74%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 73.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 60.79, -61.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 86.34, 314.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% 0.13 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.217 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.4609, 12.2525, 56.4287)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35C9 #73C935

analogous

#4135C9 #8B35C9 #C935BD

triadic

#8B35C9 #C98B35 #35C98B

tetradic

#8B35C9 #C94135 #73C935 #35BDC9

square

#8B35C9 #C94135 #73C935 #35BDC9

split-complementary

#8B35C9 #BDC935 #35C941

monochromatic

#481B68 #6A2899 #8B35C9 #A765D6 #C395E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8B35C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8B35C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35C9

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35C9	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80597D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.217 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274da',
    500: '#8b35c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35c9;
$custom-light: #b274da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.865,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52391,
    "c": 0.21738,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35C9

secondary

#A7CE8B

accent

#E14687

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35C9

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

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