#8C35BB#8C35BB

#8C35BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.204 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C35BB
RGB	rgb(140, 53, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 71.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, 57.92, -54.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 79.55, 316.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.1336 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.204 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0562, 11.7100, 48.1551)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C35BB #64BB35

analogous

#4935BB #8C35BB #BB35A7

triadic

#8C35BB #BB8C35 #35BB8C

tetradic

#8C35BB #BB4935 #64BB35 #35A7BB

square

#8C35BB #BB4935 #64BB35 #35A7BB

split-complementary

#8C35BB #A7BB35 #35BB49

monochromatic

#451A5C #68278B #8C35BB #A85CD1 #C18CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8C35BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8C35BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C35BB

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C35BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C35BB	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F62B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c35bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 53, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.204 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274d0',
    500: '#8c35bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c35bb;
$custom-light: #b274d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c35bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.955,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51492,
    "c": 0.20407,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C35BB

secondary

#9CC983

accent

#DF497D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C35BB

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

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