#8E35C7#8E35C7

#8E35C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.216 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E35C7
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 199)
HSL	hsl(277, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 73.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 60.91, -59.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 85.29, 315.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.1344 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.216 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7351, 12.4209, 55.2215)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E35C7 #6EC735

analogous

#4535C7 #8E35C7 #C735B7

triadic

#8E35C7 #C78E35 #35C78E

tetradic

#8E35C7 #C74535 #6EC735 #35B7C7

square

#8E35C7 #C74535 #6EC735 #35B7C7

split-complementary

#8E35C7 #B7C735 #35C745

monochromatic

#491B66 #6C2897 #8E35C7 #A964D6 #C494E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8E35C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8E35C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E35C7

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E35C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E35C7	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85577B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e35c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.216 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d9',
    500: '#8e35c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e35c7;
$custom-light: #b475d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e35c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.575,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52617,
    "c": 0.21622,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E35C7

secondary

#A5CE8A

accent

#E14783

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E35C7

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

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