#8237AC#8237AC

#8237AC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.183 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237AC
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 172)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 68%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 51.66, -49.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 71.29, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.12 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.183 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0171, 10.4572, 40.0910)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237AC #61AC37

analogous

#4837AC #8237AC #AC379B

triadic

#8237AC #AC8237 #37AC82

tetradic

#8237AC #AC4837 #61AC37 #379BAC

square

#8237AC #AC4837 #61AC37 #379BAC

split-complementary

#8237AC #9BAC37 #37AC48

monochromatic

#3C194F #5F287E #8237AC #A057C9 #BA85D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8237AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8237AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237AC

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237AC	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285CA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.183 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa74c5',
    500: '#8237ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237ac;
$custom-light: #aa74c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.462,
    "s": 51.542,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49376,
    "c": 0.18343,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237AC

secondary

#96C27D

accent

#DB4D80

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237AC

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

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