#8C35BD#8C35BD

#8C35BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.206 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C35BD
RGB	rgb(140, 53, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 72%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.89, 58.35, -55.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.89, 80.52, 316.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% 0.1333 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.206 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.2718, 11.7962, 49.2906)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C35BD #66BD35

analogous

#4835BD #8C35BD #BD35AA

triadic

#8C35BD #BD8C35 #35BD8C

tetradic

#8C35BD #BD4835 #66BD35 #35AABD

square

#8C35BD #BD4835 #66BD35 #35AABD

split-complementary

#8C35BD #AABD35 #35BD48

monochromatic

#451A5D #69288D #8C35BD #A85DD2 #C28DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8C35BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8C35BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C35BD

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C35BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C35BD	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B62BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c35bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 53, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.206 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274d2',
    500: '#8c35bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c35bd;
$custom-light: #b274d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c35bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.382,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51635,
    "c": 0.206,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C35BD

secondary

#9DCA84

accent

#DF487F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C35BD

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

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