#8237AD#8237AD

#8237AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.184 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237AD
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 173)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 68.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 51.88, -49.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 71.78, 316.28°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% 0.1199 -0.1402)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.184 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1135, 10.4957, 40.5987)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237AD #62AD37

analogous

#4737AD #8237AD #AD379D

triadic

#8237AD #AD8237 #37AD82

tetradic

#8237AD #AD4737 #62AD37 #379DAD

square

#8237AD #AD4737 #62AD37 #379DAD

split-complementary

#8237AD #9DAD37 #37AD47

monochromatic

#3C1950 #5F287F #8237AD #A057CA #BA86D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8237AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8237AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237AD

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237AD	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.184 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa74c6',
    500: '#8237ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237ad;
$custom-light: #aa74c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.136,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49446,
    "c": 0.18445,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237AD

secondary

#97C27D

accent

#DB4D81

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237AD

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

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