#8237A3#8237A3

#8237A3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.174 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237A3
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 163)
HSL	hsl(282, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 66%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.06, 49.69, -44.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.06, 66.83, 318.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% 0.1206 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.174 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.1818, 10.1231, 35.6921)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237A3 #58A337

analogous

#4C37A3 #8237A3 #A3378E

triadic

#8237A3 #A38237 #37A382

tetradic

#8237A3 #A34C37 #58A337 #378EA3

square

#8237A3 #A34C37 #58A337 #378EA3

split-complementary

#8237A3 #8EA337 #37A34C

monochromatic

#391847 #5E2875 #8237A3 #A252C5 #BB80D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8237A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8237A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237A3

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237A3	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F4C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.174 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa73bf',
    500: '#8237a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237a3;
$custom-light: #aa73bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.667,
    "s": 49.541,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48765,
    "c": 0.17423,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237A3

secondary

#8DBE78

accent

#D94F79

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237A3

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

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