#8E35C4#8E35C4

#8E35C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.213 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E35C4
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 196)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 73%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 60.26, -58.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 83.85, 315.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1349 -0.1653)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.213 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3902, 12.2829, 53.4052)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E35C4 #6BC435

analogous

#4735C4 #8E35C4 #C435B3

triadic

#8E35C4 #C48E35 #35C48E

tetradic

#8E35C4 #C44735 #6BC435 #35B3C4

square

#8E35C4 #C44735 #6BC435 #35B3C4

split-complementary

#8E35C4 #B3C435 #35C447

monochromatic

#481B64 #6B2894 #8E35C4 #A962D4 #C392E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8E35C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8E35C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E35C4

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E35C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E35C4	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D63C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86567A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e35c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.213 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d7',
    500: '#8e35c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e35c4;
$custom-light: #b475d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e35c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.343,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52397,
    "c": 0.21334,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E35C4

secondary

#A2CC88

accent

#E14781

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E35C4

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

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