#8237BD#8237BD

#8237BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.201 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237BD
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, 55.50, -57.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 79.74, 314.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% 0.1179 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.201 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7554, 11.1525, 49.2462)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8237BD #72BD37

analogous

#3F37BD #8237BD #BD37B5

triadic

#8237BD #BD8237 #37BD82

tetradic

#8237BD #BD3F37 #72BD37 #37B5BD

square

#8237BD #BD3F37 #72BD37 #37B5BD

split-complementary

#8237BD #B5BD37 #37BD3F

monochromatic

#411B5E #61298E #8237BD #9F60D1 #BC90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8237BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8237BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237BD

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237BD	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.201 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab74d2',
    500: '#8237bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237bd;
$custom-light: #ab74d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.582,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50598,
    "c": 0.20087,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237BD

secondary

#A4C986

accent

#DE4A8B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237BD

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

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