#8D35BE#8D35BE

#8D35BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.207 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D35BE
RGB	rgb(141, 53, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 72.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.10, 58.77, -55.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.10, 80.98, 316.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.1345 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.207 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5501, 11.9271, 49.8721)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D35BE #66BE35

analogous

#4835BE #8D35BE #BE35AB

triadic

#8D35BE #BE8D35 #35BE8D

tetradic

#8D35BE #BE4835 #66BE35 #35ABBE

square

#8D35BE #BE4835 #66BE35 #35ABBE

split-complementary

#8D35BE #ABBE35 #35BE48

monochromatic

#461A5E #69288E #8D35BE #A95ED2 #C28EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8D35BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8D35BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D35BE

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D35BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D35BE	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B62BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d35be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 53, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.207 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374d2',
    500: '#8d35be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d35be;
$custom-light: #b374d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d35be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.54,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51835,
    "c": 0.20727,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D35BE

secondary

#9ECA85

accent

#E0487E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D35BE

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

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