#8237BB#8237BB

#8237BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.199 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237BB
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 187)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 70.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.69, 55.05, -56.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.69, 78.75, 314.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.45% 0.1182 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(50.45% 0.199 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5398, 11.0663, 48.1107)
Luminance	0.1107 (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

#8237BB #70BB37

analogous

#4037BB #8237BB #BB37B2

triadic

#8237BB #BB8237 #37BB82

tetradic

#8237BB #BB4037 #70BB37 #37B2BB

square

#8237BB #BB4037 #70BB37 #37B2BB

split-complementary

#8237BB #B2BB37 #37BB40

monochromatic

#401B5C #61298C #8237BB #9F5FD0 #BC8EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#8237BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8237BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237BB

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237BB	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#055EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.199 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab74d0',
    500: '#8237bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237bb;
$custom-light: #ab74d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.091,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5045,
    "c": 0.19882,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237BB

secondary

#A2C985

accent

#DE4A8A

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF9

border

#CFC8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237BB

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

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