#8C35CC#8C35CC

#8C35CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.221 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C35CC
RGB	rgb(140, 53, 204)
HSL	hsl(275, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 74%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, 61.63, -62.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 87.75, 314.62°)
OKLab	oklab(52.74% 0.1308 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(52.74% 0.221 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.9850, 12.4815, 58.3133)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C35CC #75CC35

analogous

#4135CC #8C35CC #CC35C0

triadic

#8C35CC #CC8C35 #35CC8C

tetradic

#8C35CC #CC4135 #75CC35 #35C0CC

square

#8C35CC #CC4135 #75CC35 #35C0CC

split-complementary

#8C35CC #C0CC35 #35CC41

monochromatic

#491B6B #6B279C #8C35CC #A866D8 #C497E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8C35CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8C35CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C35CC

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C35CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C35CC	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c35cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 53, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.221 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375dc',
    500: '#8c35cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c35cc;
$custom-light: #b375dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c35cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.57,
    "s": 59.684,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52741,
    "c": 0.22054,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C35CC

secondary

#A9D08D

accent

#E34588

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C35CC

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

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