#8237CC#8237CC

#8237CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.216 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8237CC
RGB	rgb(130, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(270, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(270, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 59.00, -64.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 87.17, 312.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.74% 0.1152 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(51.74% 0.216 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4686, 11.8378, 58.2689)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8237CC #81CC37

analogous

#3737CC #8237CC #CC37CC

triadic

#8237CC #CC8237 #37CC82

tetradic

#8237CC #CC3737 #81CC37 #37CCCC

square

#8237CC #CC3737 #81CC37 #37CCCC

split-complementary

#8237CC #CCCC37 #37CC37

monochromatic

#451C6D #63289E #8237CC #A068D8 #BF99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8237CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8237CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8237CC

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8237CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8237CC	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#725C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8237cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.216 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75dd',
    500: '#8237cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8237cc;
$custom-light: #ac75dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8237cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.201,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51744,
    "c": 0.21622,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8237CC

secondary

#AFD08E

accent

#E34593

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8237CC

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

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