#8E35C2#8E35C2

#8E35C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.211 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E35C2
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 194)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, 59.82, -57.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 82.89, 316.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.25% 0.1352 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(52.25% 0.211 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1641, 12.1925, 52.2143)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E35C2 #69C235

analogous

#4735C2 #8E35C2 #C235AF

triadic

#8E35C2 #C28E35 #35C28E

tetradic

#8E35C2 #C24735 #69C235 #35AFC2

square

#8E35C2 #C24735 #69C235 #35AFC2

split-complementary

#8E35C2 #AFC235 #35C247

monochromatic

#481B62 #6B2892 #8E35C2 #A960D4 #C391E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8E35C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8E35C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E35C2

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E35C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E35C2	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1463BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e35c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.211 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d5',
    500: '#8e35c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e35c2;
$custom-light: #b475d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e35c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.872,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52251,
    "c": 0.21142,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E35C2

secondary

#A0CC87

accent

#E04780

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E35C2

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

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