#8E35C5#8E35C5

#8E35C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.214 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E35C5
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 197)
HSL	hsl(277, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 73.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.73, 60.47, -58.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.73, 84.33, 315.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.1347 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.214 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.5044, 12.3286, 54.0066)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E35C5 #6CC535

analogous

#4635C5 #8E35C5 #C535B4

triadic

#8E35C5 #C58E35 #35C58E

tetradic

#8E35C5 #C54635 #6CC535 #35B4C5

square

#8E35C5 #C54635 #6CC535 #35B4C5

split-complementary

#8E35C5 #B4C535 #35C546

monochromatic

#481B65 #6B2895 #8E35C5 #A962D5 #C493E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8E35C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8E35C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E35C5

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E35C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E35C5	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0964C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e35c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.214 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d7',
    500: '#8e35c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e35c5;
$custom-light: #b475d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e35c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.083,
    "s": 57.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5247,
    "c": 0.2143,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E35C5

secondary

#A3CD89

accent

#E14782

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E35C5

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

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