#8237C5#8237C5

#8237C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.209 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237C5
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 197)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 72.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 57.36, -60.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 83.71, 313.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.1166 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.209 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6478, 11.5095, 53.9463)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237C5 #7AC537

analogous

#3B37C5 #8237C5 #C537C1

triadic

#8237C5 #C58237 #37C582

tetradic

#8237C5 #C53B37 #7AC537 #37C1C5

square

#8237C5 #C53B37 #7AC537 #37C1C5

split-complementary

#8237C5 #C1C537 #37C53B

monochromatic

#431C65 #622A95 #8237C5 #A065D4 #BD95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8237C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8237C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237C5

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237C5	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75597B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.209 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74d7',
    500: '#8237c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237c5;
$custom-light: #ac74d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.69,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51202,
    "c": 0.20907,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237C5

secondary

#AACD8B

accent

#E04890

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237C5

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

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