#8B35CF#8B35CF

#8B35CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.223 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35CF
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 207)
HSL	hsl(274, 62%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 74.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.06, 62.12, -64.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.06, 89.23, 314.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.1288 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.223 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.1805, 12.5403, 60.2187)
Luminance	0.1254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35CF #79CF35

analogous

#3E35CF #8B35CF #CF35C6

triadic

#8B35CF #CF8B35 #35CF8B

tetradic

#8B35CF #CF3E35 #79CF35 #35C6CF

square

#8B35CF #CF3E35 #79CF35 #35C6CF

split-complementary

#8B35CF #C6CF35 #35CF3E

monochromatic

#4A1A6F #6B26A1 #8B35CF #A766DB #C498E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8B35CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8B35CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35CF

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35CF	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.223 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375df',
    500: '#8b35cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35cf;
$custom-light: #b375df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.506,
    "s": 61.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52847,
    "c": 0.22322,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35CF

secondary

#ACD28E

accent

#E5438A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35CF

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

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