#8237C4#8237C4

#8237C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.208 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237C4
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 57.13, -60.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 83.22, 313.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.1168 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.208 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5336, 11.4638, 53.3448)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237C4 #79C437

analogous

#3C37C4 #8237C4 #C437C0

triadic

#8237C4 #C48237 #37C482

tetradic

#8237C4 #C43C37 #79C437 #37C0C4

square

#8237C4 #C43C37 #79C437 #37C0C4

split-complementary

#8237C4 #C0C437 #37C43C

monochromatic

#431C64 #622A94 #8237C4 #A065D4 #BD94E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8237C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8237C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237C4

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237C4	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.208 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74d7',
    500: '#8237c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237c4;
$custom-light: #ac74d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.915,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51126,
    "c": 0.20804,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237C4

secondary

#A9CC8B

accent

#DF488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237C4

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

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