#8237A0#8237A0
#8237A0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.171 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8237A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(130, 55, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 49%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 66%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.87, 49.04, -43.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.87, 65.35, 318.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.57% 0.1208 -0.1213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.57% 0.171 314.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9162, 10.0168, 34.2932) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.35
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.19
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.66
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.97
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.96
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8237A0 #55A037
analogous
#4E37A0 #8237A0 #A0378A
triadic
#8237A0 #A08237 #37A082
tetradic
#8237A0 #A04E37 #55A037 #378AA0
square
#8237A0 #A04E37 #55A037 #378AA0
split-complementary
#8237A0 #8AA037 #37A04E
monochromatic
#381845 #5D2772 #8237A0 #A351C3 #BB7FD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#8237A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#8237A0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8237A0
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8237A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8237A0 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0755A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#345B9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#804B67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8237a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.171 314.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a973bd',
500: '#8237a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8237a0; $custom-light: #a973bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8237a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 130,
"g": 55,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.857,
"s": 48.837,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48568,
"c": 0.17118,
"h": 314.9
},
"luminance": 0.10016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8237A0
secondary
#8BBC77
accent
#D84F77
background
#FAF7FB
surface
#F4EDF6
border
#CEC8D0
text
#100812
muted
#7F7B81