#8B35D0#8B35D0

#8B35D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.224 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B35D0
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 208)
HSL	hsl(273, 62%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 75%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 74.5%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 62.35, -64.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 89.72, 314.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1286 -0.1836)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.224 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.3032, 12.5894, 60.8646)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B35D0 #7AD035

analogous

#3D35D0 #8B35D0 #D035C8

triadic

#8B35D0 #D08B35 #35D08B

tetradic

#8B35D0 #D03D35 #7AD035 #35C8D0

square

#8B35D0 #D03D35 #7AD035 #35C8D0

split-complementary

#8B35D0 #C8D035 #35D03D

monochromatic

#4A1A70 #6B26A2 #8B35D0 #A867DC #C498E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8B35D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8B35D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B35D0

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B35D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B35D0	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b35d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.224 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375df',
    500: '#8b35d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b35d0;
$custom-light: #b375df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b35d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.29,
    "s": 62.249,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52924,
    "c": 0.2242,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.12589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B35D0

secondary

#ADD38E

accent

#E5428B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B35D0

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

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