#8D35A5#8D35A5

#8D35A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.183 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D35A5
RGB	rgb(141, 53, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 51%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 67.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.46, 53.57, -43.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.46, 69.05, 320.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% 0.1368 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.183 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0482, 10.9264, 36.6957)
Luminance	0.1093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D35A5 #4DA535

analogous

#5535A5 #8D35A5 #A53585

triadic

#8D35A5 #A58D35 #35A58D

tetradic

#8D35A5 #A55535 #4DA535 #3585A5

square

#8D35A5 #A55535 #4DA535 #3585A5

split-complementary

#8D35A5 #85A535 #35A555

monochromatic

#3E1748 #652677 #8D35A5 #AD50C7 #C37FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8D35A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8D35A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D35A5

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D35A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D35A5	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0357A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A60A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d35a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 53, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.183 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273c0',
    500: '#8d35a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d35a5;
$custom-light: #b273c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d35a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.143,
    "s": 51.376,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50137,
    "c": 0.18337,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D35A5

secondary

#86BF77

accent

#DB4D6B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D35A5

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

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