#8C35CF#8C35CF

#8C35CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.223 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C35CF
RGB	rgb(140, 53, 207)
HSL	hsl(274, 62%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 62.30, -63.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 89.20, 314.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% 0.1302 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.223 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3483, 12.6268, 60.2266)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C35CF #78CF35

analogous

#3F35CF #8C35CF #CF35C5

triadic

#8C35CF #CF8C35 #35CF8C

tetradic

#8C35CF #CF3F35 #78CF35 #35C5CF

square

#8C35CF #CF3F35 #78CF35 #35C5CF

split-complementary

#8C35CF #C5CF35 #35CF3F

monochromatic

#4A1A6F #6B26A1 #8C35CF #A866DB #C498E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8C35CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8C35CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C35CF

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C35CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C35CF	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c35cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 53, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.223 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375df',
    500: '#8c35cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c35cf;
$custom-light: #b375df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c35cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.896,
    "s": 61.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52969,
    "c": 0.22346,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C35CF

secondary

#ABD28E

accent

#E54389

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C35CF

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

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