#8237BE#8237BE

#8237BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.202 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237BE
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 55.73, -57.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 80.24, 314.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.1178 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.202 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8643, 11.1961, 49.8198)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237BE #73BE37

analogous

#3E37BE #8237BE #BE37B6

triadic

#8237BE #BE8237 #37BE82

tetradic

#8237BE #BE3E37 #73BE37 #37B6BE

square

#8237BE #BE3E37 #73BE37 #37B6BE

split-complementary

#8237BE #B6BE37 #37BE3E

monochromatic

#411C5F #62298F #8237BE #9F61D1 #BC90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8237BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8237BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237BE

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237BE	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.202 305.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50673,
    "c": 0.20189,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237BE

secondary

#A5CA87

accent

#DE498C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237BE

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

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