#8237B8#8237B8

#8237B8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.196 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237B8
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 184)
HSL	hsl(275, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 70.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.48, 54.36, -54.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.48, 77.25, 314.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% 0.1186 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.196 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2220, 10.9391, 46.4369)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237B8 #6DB837

analogous

#4237B8 #8237B8 #B837AE

triadic

#8237B8 #B88237 #37B882

tetradic

#8237B8 #B84237 #6DB837 #37AEB8

square

#8237B8 #B84237 #6DB837 #37AEB8

split-complementary

#8237B8 #AEB837 #37B842

monochromatic

#3F1B5A #612989 #8237B8 #9F5DCF #BB8DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8237B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8237B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237B8

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237B8	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#115EB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.196 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab74ce',
    500: '#8237b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237b8;
$custom-light: #ab74ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.884,
    "s": 53.975,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5023,
    "c": 0.19573,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237B8

secondary

#A0C784

accent

#DD4A88

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF9

border

#CFC8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237B8

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

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