#8437B8#8437B8

#8437B8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.196 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8437B8
RGB	rgb(132, 55, 184)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 70.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, 54.77, -54.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 77.23, 315.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.1213 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.196 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5319, 11.0989, 46.4515)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8437B8 #6BB837

analogous

#4437B8 #8437B8 #B837AC

triadic

#8437B8 #B88437 #37B884

tetradic

#8437B8 #B84437 #6BB837 #37ACB8

square

#8437B8 #B84437 #6BB837 #37ACB8

split-complementary

#8437B8 #ACB837 #37B844

monochromatic

#401B5A #622989 #8437B8 #A15DCF #BC8DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8437B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8437B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8437B8

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8437B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8437B8	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175EB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8437b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 55, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.196 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74ce',
    500: '#8437b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8437b8;
$custom-light: #ac74ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8437b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.814,
    "s": 53.975,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50479,
    "c": 0.19629,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8437B8

secondary

#9FC784

accent

#DD4A86

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8437B8

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

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