#8237A8#8237A8

#8237A8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.179 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237A8
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 168)
HSL	hsl(280, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 67.3%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 50.78, -47.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 69.30, 317.11°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% 0.1203 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.179 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.6387, 10.3058, 38.0982)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237A8 #5DA837

analogous

#4937A8 #8237A8 #A83795

triadic

#8237A8 #A88237 #37A882

tetradic

#8237A8 #A84937 #5DA837 #3795A8

square

#8237A8 #A84937 #5DA837 #3795A8

split-complementary

#8237A8 #95A837 #37A849

monochromatic

#3B194C #5E287A #8237A8 #A155C7 #BA83D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8237A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8237A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237A8

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237A8	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5CA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.179 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa73c2',
    500: '#8237a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237a8;
$custom-light: #aa73c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.823,
    "s": 50.673,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49101,
    "c": 0.17933,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237A8

secondary

#92C07B

accent

#DA4E7D

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237A8

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

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