#8237A5#8237A5

#8237A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.176 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237A5
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 165)
HSL	hsl(281, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 66.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 50.12, -45.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 67.82, 317.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.9% 0.1205 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(48.9% 0.176 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3625, 10.1953, 36.6433)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237A5 #5AA537

analogous

#4B37A5 #8237A5 #A53791

triadic

#8237A5 #A58237 #37A582

tetradic

#8237A5 #A54B37 #5AA537 #3791A5

square

#8237A5 #A54B37 #5AA537 #3791A5

split-complementary

#8237A5 #91A537 #37A54B

monochromatic

#3A1849 #5E2877 #8237A5 #A153C6 #BA81D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8237A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8237A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237A5

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237A5	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.176 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa73c0',
    500: '#8237a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237a5;
$custom-light: #aa73c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.909,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48899,
    "c": 0.17628,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237A5

secondary

#8FBF79

accent

#DA4E7B

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237A5

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

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