#8437BE#8437BE

#8437BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.202 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8437BE
RGB	rgb(132, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.17, 56.13, -57.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.17, 80.20, 314.42°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% 0.1205 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.202 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1742, 11.3558, 49.8343)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8437BE #71BE37

analogous

#4037BE #8437BE #BE37B4

triadic

#8437BE #BE8437 #37BE84

tetradic

#8437BE #BE4037 #71BE37 #37B4BE

square

#8437BE #BE4037 #71BE37 #37B4BE

split-complementary

#8437BE #B4BE37 #37BE40

monochromatic

#421C5F #63298F #8437BE #A161D1 #BD90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8437BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8437BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8437BE

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8437BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8437BE	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#015FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8437be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.202 306.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8437be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.222,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50917,
    "c": 0.20239,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8437BE

secondary

#A4CA87

accent

#DE4989

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8437BE

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

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