#8237A2#8237A2

#8237A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.173 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237A2
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 162)
HSL	hsl(282, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 66%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 66%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 49.47, -44.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 66.33, 318.23°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% 0.1207 -0.1243)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.173 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.0926, 10.0874, 35.2221)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237A2 #57A237

analogous

#4C37A2 #8237A2 #A2378D

triadic

#8237A2 #A28237 #37A282

tetradic

#8237A2 #A24C37 #57A237 #378DA2

square

#8237A2 #A24C37 #57A237 #378DA2

split-complementary

#8237A2 #8DA237 #37A24C

monochromatic

#391847 #5D2774 #8237A2 #A252C4 #BB80D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8237A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8237A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237A2

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237A2	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0155A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335B9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F4C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.173 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa73be',
    500: '#8237a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237a2;
$custom-light: #aa73be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.056,
    "s": 49.309,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48699,
    "c": 0.17322,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237A2

secondary

#8CBD78

accent

#D94F78

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237A2

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

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