#8437C3#8437C3

#8437C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.207 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8437C3
RGB	rgb(132, 55, 195)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.3%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, 57.27, -59.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 82.67, 313.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.29% 0.1197 -0.1695)
OKLCH	oklch(51.29% 0.207 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7300, 11.5782, 52.7619)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8437C3 #76C337

analogous

#3E37C3 #8437C3 #C337BC

triadic

#8437C3 #C38437 #37C384

tetradic

#8437C3 #C33E37 #76C337 #37BCC3

square

#8437C3 #C33E37 #76C337 #37BCC3

split-complementary

#8437C3 #BCC337 #37C33E

monochromatic

#431C64 #642A93 #8437C3 #A164D3 #BE94E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8437C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8437C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8437C3

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8437C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8437C3	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8437c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 55, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.207 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d6',
    500: '#8437c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8437c3;
$custom-light: #ad75d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8437c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51291,
    "c": 0.20747,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8437C3

secondary

#A8CC8A

accent

#DF498C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8437C3

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

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