#8237AE#8237AE

#8237AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.185 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237AE
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 52.10, -50.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 72.28, 316.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% 0.1198 -0.1416)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.185 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.2106, 10.5346, 41.1103)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237AE #63AE37

analogous

#4637AE #8237AE #AE379F

triadic

#8237AE #AE8237 #37AE82

tetradic

#8237AE #AE4637 #63AE37 #379FAE

square

#8237AE #AE4637 #63AE37 #379FAE

split-complementary

#8237AE #9FAE37 #37AE46

monochromatic

#3D1A51 #5F287F #8237AE #A058CA #BA86D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8237AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8237AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237AE

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237AE	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.185 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa74c7',
    500: '#8237ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237ae;
$custom-light: #aa74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.815,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49515,
    "c": 0.18548,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237AE

secondary

#97C37E

accent

#DB4C81

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237AE

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

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