#8E35CA#8E35CA

#8E35CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.219 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E35CA
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 202)
HSL	hsl(276, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 74%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 73.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 61.56, -61.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 86.73, 315.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.84% 0.1338 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(52.84% 0.219 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.0869, 12.5616, 57.0741)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E35CA #71CA35

analogous

#4435CA #8E35CA #CA35BB

triadic

#8E35CA #CA8E35 #35CA8E

tetradic

#8E35CA #CA4435 #71CA35 #35BBCA

square

#8E35CA #CA4435 #71CA35 #35BBCA

split-complementary

#8E35CA #BBCA35 #35CA44

monochromatic

#4A1C69 #6C289A #8E35CA #A965D7 #C496E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8E35CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8E35CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E35CA

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E35CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E35CA	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84597D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e35ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.219 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475db',
    500: '#8e35ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e35ca;
$custom-light: #b475db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e35ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.839,
    "s": 58.431,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52839,
    "c": 0.21911,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E35CA

secondary

#A7CF8C

accent

#E24685

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E35CA

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

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