#8B35CC#8B35CC

#8B35CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.220 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35CC
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 74%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 61.45, -62.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 87.79, 314.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.1294 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.22 306)
XYZ	xyz(22.8172, 12.3950, 58.3055)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35CC #76CC35

analogous

#3F35CC #8B35CC #CC35C2

triadic

#8B35CC #CC8B35 #35CC8B

tetradic

#8B35CC #CC3F35 #76CC35 #35C2CC

square

#8B35CC #CC3F35 #76CC35 #35C2CC

split-complementary

#8B35CC #C2CC35 #35CC3F

monochromatic

#491B6B #6A279C #8B35CC #A766D8 #C397E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8B35CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8B35CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35CC

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35CC	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.220 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275dc',
    500: '#8b35cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35cc;
$custom-light: #b275dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.172,
    "s": 59.684,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52617,
    "c": 0.2203,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.12395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35CC

secondary

#AAD08D

accent

#E34589

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35CC

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

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