#8237C9#8237C9

#8237C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.213 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237C9
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 201)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 72.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 58.29, -62.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 85.69, 312.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.1158 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.213 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1122, 11.6952, 56.3922)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237C9 #7EC937

analogous

#3937C9 #8237C9 #C937C7

triadic

#8237C9 #C98237 #37C982

tetradic

#8237C9 #C93937 #7EC937 #37C7C9

square

#8237C9 #C93937 #7EC937 #37C7C9

split-complementary

#8237C9 #C7C937 #37C939

monochromatic

#441C69 #632999 #8237C9 #A067D6 #BE97E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8237C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8237C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237C9

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237C9	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.213 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75da',
    500: '#8237c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237c9;
$custom-light: #ac75da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.822,
    "s": 57.48,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5151,
    "c": 0.21316,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237C9

secondary

#ADCF8D

accent

#E14792

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237C9

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

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