#8237BF#8237BF

#8237BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.203 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237BF
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 191)
HSL	hsl(273, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 71.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.98, 55.97, -58.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.98, 80.73, 313.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.1176 -0.1654)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.203 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.9740, 11.2399, 50.3974)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237BF #74BF37

analogous

#3E37BF #8237BF #BF37B8

triadic

#8237BF #BF8237 #37BF82

tetradic

#8237BF #BF3E37 #74BF37 #37B8BF

square

#8237BF #BF3E37 #74BF37 #37B8BF

split-complementary

#8237BF #B8BF37 #37BF3E

monochromatic

#411C60 #62298F #8237BF #9F62D2 #BC91DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8237BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8237BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237BF

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237BF	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.203 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab74d3',
    500: '#8237bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237bf;
$custom-light: #ab74d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.088,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50747,
    "c": 0.20291,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237BF

secondary

#A5CA88

accent

#DF498C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237BF

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

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