#8D35A6#8D35A6

#8D35A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.184 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D35A6
RGB	rgb(141, 53, 166)
HSL	hsl(287, 52%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 68.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.52, 53.77, -44.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.52, 69.52, 320.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.2% 0.1368 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(50.2% 0.184 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1396, 10.9629, 37.1769)
Luminance	0.1096 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D35A6 #4EA635

analogous

#5535A6 #8D35A6 #A63586

triadic

#8D35A6 #A68D35 #35A68D

tetradic

#8D35A6 #A65535 #4EA635 #3586A6

square

#8D35A6 #A65535 #4EA635 #3586A6

split-complementary

#8D35A6 #86A635 #35A655

monochromatic

#3E1749 #662678 #8D35A6 #AD51C7 #C37FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8D35A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8D35A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D35A6

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D35A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D35A6	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3960A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d35a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 53, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.184 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273c1',
    500: '#8d35a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d35a6;
$custom-light: #b273c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d35a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.726,
    "s": 51.598,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50201,
    "c": 0.18431,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D35A6

secondary

#87BF77

accent

#DB4D6C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D35A6

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

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