#8E35CC#8E35CC
#8E35CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.221 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E35CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 53, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 60%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.4%, 74%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.24, 62.00, -62.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.24, 87.69, 314.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.99% 0.1335 -0.1762) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.99% 0.221 307.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3252, 12.6569, 58.3293) |
| Luminance | 0.1266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 1.95
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.26
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.13
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.41
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.22
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E35CC #73CC35
analogous
#4235CC #8E35CC #CC35BF
triadic
#8E35CC #CC8E35 #35CC8E
tetradic
#8E35CC #CC4235 #73CC35 #35BFCC
square
#8E35CC #CC4235 #73CC35 #35BFCC
split-complementary
#8E35CC #BFCC35 #35CC42
monochromatic
#4A1B6B #6C279C #8E35CC #A966D8 #C597E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#8E35CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#8E35CC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E35CC
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E35CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E35CC | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0064C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84597E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e35cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.221 307.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b475dc',
500: '#8e35cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e35cc; $custom-light: #b475dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e35cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 53,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.364,
"s": 59.684,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52989,
"c": 0.22103,
"h": 307.1
},
"luminance": 0.12657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E35CC
secondary
#A8D08D
accent
#E34586
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#120915
muted
#817B83