#8237AA#8237AA

#8237AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.181 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237AA
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 170)
HSL	hsl(279, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 67.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 51.22, -48.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 70.29, 316.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% 0.1202 -0.1359)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.181 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.8265, 10.3809, 39.0871)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237AA #5FAA37

analogous

#4837AA #8237AA #AA3799

triadic

#8237AA #AA8237 #37AA82

tetradic

#8237AA #AA4837 #5FAA37 #3799AA

square

#8237AA #AA4837 #5FAA37 #3799AA

split-complementary

#8237AA #99AA37 #37AA48

monochromatic

#3B194E #5F287C #8237AA #A156C8 #BA84D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8237AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8237AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237AA

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237AA	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4F6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.181 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa73c4',
    500: '#8237aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237aa;
$custom-light: #aa73c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49238,
    "c": 0.18138,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237AA

secondary

#94C17C

accent

#DB4D7E

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237AA

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

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