#8237AF#8237AF

#8237AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.187 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237AF
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 175)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 68.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 52.33, -50.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 72.78, 315.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.1197 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.187 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3085, 10.5737, 41.6256)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237AF #64AF37

analogous

#4637AF #8237AF #AF37A0

triadic

#8237AF #AF8237 #37AF82

tetradic

#8237AF #AF4637 #64AF37 #37A0AF

square

#8237AF #AF4637 #64AF37 #37A0AF

split-complementary

#8237AF #A0AF37 #37AF46

monochromatic

#3D1A52 #5F2880 #8237AF #A059CB #BA87D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8237AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8237AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237AF

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237AF	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C516F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.187 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa74c8',
    500: '#8237af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237af;
$custom-light: #aa74c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49585,
    "c": 0.18651,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237AF

secondary

#98C37F

accent

#DC4C82

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237AF

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

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