#8237C2#8237C2

#8237C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.206 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237C2
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 56.66, -59.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 82.22, 313.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% 0.1171 -0.1695)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.206 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3075, 11.3733, 52.1539)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237C2 #77C237

analogous

#3D37C2 #8237C2 #C237BD

triadic

#8237C2 #C28237 #37C282

tetradic

#8237C2 #C23D37 #77C237 #37BDC2

square

#8237C2 #C23D37 #77C237 #37BDC2

split-complementary

#8237C2 #BDC237 #37C23D

monochromatic

#421C63 #622992 #8237C2 #A063D3 #BD93E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8237C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8237C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237C2

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237C2	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#765879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.206 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74d5',
    500: '#8237c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237c2;
$custom-light: #ac74d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.374,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50973,
    "c": 0.20599,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237C2

secondary

#A8CB89

accent

#DF498E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237C2

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

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