#8E35B2#8E35B2

#8E35B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.196 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E35B2
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 178)
HSL	hsl(283, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 70.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 56.44, -49.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 75.22, 318.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.1372 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.196 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.4630, 11.5120, 43.2550)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E35B2 #59B235

analogous

#4F35B2 #8E35B2 #B23597

triadic

#8E35B2 #B28E35 #35B28E

tetradic

#8E35B2 #B24F35 #59B235 #3597B2

square

#8E35B2 #B24F35 #59B235 #3597B2

split-complementary

#8E35B2 #97B235 #35B24F

monochromatic

#431954 #682783 #8E35B2 #AB57CD #C386DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8E35B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8E35B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E35B2

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E35B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E35B2	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F61AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e35b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.196 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374ca',
    500: '#8e35b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e35b2;
$custom-light: #b374ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e35b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.72,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51129,
    "c": 0.1961,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E35B2

secondary

#92C57E

accent

#DD4A75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E35B2

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

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