#8E35BF#8E35BF

#8E35BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.209 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E35BF
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 191)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 72.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 59.18, -55.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 81.45, 316.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% 0.1356 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.209 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8306, 12.0591, 50.4577)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E35BF #66BF35

analogous

#4935BF #8E35BF #BF35AB

triadic

#8E35BF #BF8E35 #35BF8E

tetradic

#8E35BF #BF4935 #66BF35 #35ABBF

square

#8E35BF #BF4935 #66BF35 #35ABBF

split-complementary

#8E35BF #ABBF35 #35BF49

monochromatic

#471A5F #6A288F #8E35BF #A95FD3 #C38FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8E35BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8E35BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E35BF

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E35BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E35BF	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B63BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e35bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.209 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b474d3',
    500: '#8e35bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e35bf;
$custom-light: #b474d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e35bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.696,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52035,
    "c": 0.20854,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E35BF

secondary

#9ECA85

accent

#E0487E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E35BF

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

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