#8C35D0#8C35D0

#8C35D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.224 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C35D0
RGB	rgb(140, 53, 208)
HSL	hsl(274, 62%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 75%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 74.5%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 62.52, -64.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 89.68, 314.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.04% 0.13 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(53.04% 0.224 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.4709, 12.6759, 60.8725)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C35D0 #79D035

analogous

#3E35D0 #8C35D0 #D035C7

triadic

#8C35D0 #D08C35 #35D08C

tetradic

#8C35D0 #D03E35 #79D035 #35C7D0

square

#8C35D0 #D03E35 #79D035 #35C7D0

split-complementary

#8C35D0 #C7D035 #35D03E

monochromatic

#4B1A70 #6C26A2 #8C35D0 #A867DC #C598E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8C35D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8C35D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C35D0

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C35D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C35D0	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c35d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 53, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.224 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375df',
    500: '#8c35d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c35d0;
$custom-light: #b375df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c35d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.677,
    "s": 62.249,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53045,
    "c": 0.22442,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C35D0

secondary

#ACD38E

accent

#E5428A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C35D0

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

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