#8437BD#8437BD

#8437BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.201 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8437BD
RGB	rgb(132, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 55.90, -56.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 79.70, 314.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.84% 0.1206 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(50.84% 0.201 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0652, 11.3123, 49.2607)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8437BD #70BD37

analogous

#4137BD #8437BD #BD37B3

triadic

#8437BD #BD8437 #37BD84

tetradic

#8437BD #BD4137 #70BD37 #37B3BD

square

#8437BD #BD4137 #70BD37 #37B3BD

split-complementary

#8437BD #B3BD37 #37BD41

monochromatic

#421B5E #63298E #8437BD #A160D1 #BD90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#8437BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8437BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8437BD

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8437BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8437BD	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#055FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8437bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.201 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad74d2',
    500: '#8437bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8437bd;
$custom-light: #ad74d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8437bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.478,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50844,
    "c": 0.20137,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8437BD

secondary

#A3C986

accent

#DE4A89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8437BD

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

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