#8C35BC#8C35BC

#8C35BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.205 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C35BC
RGB	rgb(140, 53, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 71.8%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 58.14, -55.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 80.04, 316.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% 0.1335 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.205 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1637, 11.7530, 48.7209)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C35BC #65BC35

analogous

#4935BC #8C35BC #BC35A8

triadic

#8C35BC #BC8C35 #35BC8C

tetradic

#8C35BC #BC4935 #65BC35 #35A8BC

square

#8C35BC #BC4935 #65BC35 #35A8BC

split-complementary

#8C35BC #A8BC35 #35BC49

monochromatic

#451A5D #68288C #8C35BC #A85DD1 #C28DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8C35BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8C35BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C35BC

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C35BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C35BC	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D62B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c35bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 53, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.205 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274d1',
    500: '#8c35bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c35bc;
$custom-light: #b274d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c35bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.667,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51563,
    "c": 0.20503,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C35BC

secondary

#9CC984

accent

#DF487E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C35BC

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

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