#8E35B7#8E35B7

#8E35B7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.201 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E35B7
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 183)
HSL	hsl(281, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 71%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 57.48, -52.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 77.61, 317.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.1367 -0.1472)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.201 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.9742, 11.7165, 45.9472)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E35B7 #5EB735

analogous

#4D35B7 #8E35B7 #B7359F

triadic

#8E35B7 #B78E35 #35B78E

tetradic

#8E35B7 #B74D35 #5EB735 #359FB7

square

#8E35B7 #B74D35 #5EB735 #359FB7

split-complementary

#8E35B7 #9FB735 #35B74D

monochromatic

#441A58 #692788 #8E35B7 #AA5ACF #C389DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8E35B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8E35B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E35B7

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E35B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E35B7	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2962B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e35b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.201 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374cd',
    500: '#8e35b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e35b7;
$custom-light: #b374cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e35b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.077,
    "s": 55.085,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51472,
    "c": 0.20087,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E35B7

secondary

#97C781

accent

#DE4978

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E35B7

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

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