#8C35DA#8C35DA

#8C35DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.234 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C35DA
RGB	rgb(140, 53, 218)
HSL	hsl(272, 69%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 76%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 75.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 64.77, -68.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 94.48, 313.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% 0.1278 -0.1962)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.234 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.7402, 13.1836, 67.5574)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C35DA #83DA35

analogous

#3935DA #8C35DA #DA35D6

triadic

#8C35DA #DA8C35 #35DA8C

tetradic

#8C35DA #DA3935 #83DA35 #35D6DA

square

#8C35DA #DA3935 #83DA35 #35D6DA

split-complementary

#8C35DA #D6DA35 #35DA39

monochromatic

#4D177E #6D20B1 #8C35DA #A969E3 #C79CED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8C35DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8C35DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C35DA

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C35DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C35DA	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6086

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c35da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 53, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.234 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475e7',
    500: '#8c35da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c35da;
$custom-light: #b475e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c35da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.636,
    "s": 69.038,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53825,
    "c": 0.23412,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C35DA

secondary

#B3D992

accent

#EC3C8F

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFD

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C35DA

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

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