#8E35AE#8E35AE

#8E35AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.192 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E35AE
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 69.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.17, 55.62, -47.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.17, 73.32, 319.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.86% 0.1375 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(50.86% 0.192 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0672, 11.3537, 41.1706)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E35AE #55AE35

analogous

#5135AE #8E35AE #AE3592

triadic

#8E35AE #AE8E35 #35AE8E

tetradic

#8E35AE #AE5135 #55AE35 #3592AE

square

#8E35AE #AE5135 #55AE35 #3592AE

split-complementary

#8E35AE #92AE35 #35AE51

monochromatic

#411850 #68277F #8E35AE #AC55CB #C384DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8E35AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8E35AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E35AE

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E35AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E35AE	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3361AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4D6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e35ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.192 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374c7',
    500: '#8e35ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e35ae;
$custom-light: #b374c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e35ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.132,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50861,
    "c": 0.19229,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E35AE

secondary

#8FC37C

accent

#DD4B72

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E35AE

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

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