#8B35CA#8B35CA

#8B35CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.218 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35CA
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 202)
HSL	hsl(275, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 74%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 73.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, 61.01, -61.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 86.82, 314.64°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.1298 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.218 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5789, 12.2997, 57.0503)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35CA #74CA35

analogous

#4135CA #8B35CA #CA35BE

triadic

#8B35CA #CA8B35 #35CA8B

tetradic

#8B35CA #CA4135 #74CA35 #35BECA

square

#8B35CA #CA4135 #74CA35 #35BECA

split-complementary

#8B35CA #BECA35 #35CA41

monochromatic

#481C69 #6A289A #8B35CA #A765D7 #C396E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8B35CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8B35CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35CA

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35CA	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80597D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.218 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275db',
    500: '#8b35ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35ca;
$custom-light: #b275db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.631,
    "s": 58.431,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52466,
    "c": 0.21836,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35CA

secondary

#A8CF8C

accent

#E24688

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35CA

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

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