#8437C2#8437C2

#8437C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.206 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8437C2
RGB	rgb(132, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 57.04, -59.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 82.17, 313.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1198 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.206 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6174, 11.5331, 52.1684)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8437C2 #75C237

analogous

#3E37C2 #8437C2 #C237BB

triadic

#8437C2 #C28437 #37C284

tetradic

#8437C2 #C23E37 #75C237 #37BBC2

square

#8437C2 #C23E37 #75C237 #37BBC2

split-complementary

#8437C2 #BBC237 #37C23E

monochromatic

#431C63 #642992 #8437C2 #A163D3 #BE93E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8437C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8437C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8437C2

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8437C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8437C2	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8437c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.206 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d5',
    500: '#8437c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8437c2;
$custom-light: #ad75d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8437c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.237,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51216,
    "c": 0.20646,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8437C2

secondary

#A7CB89

accent

#DF498C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8437C2

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

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