#8437C4#8437C4

#8437C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.208 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8437C4
RGB	rgb(132, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 57.50, -60.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 83.16, 313.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% 0.1195 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.208 305)
XYZ	xyz(20.8435, 11.6236, 53.3593)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8437C4 #77C437

analogous

#3E37C4 #8437C4 #C437BE

triadic

#8437C4 #C48437 #37C484

tetradic

#8437C4 #C43E37 #77C437 #37BEC4

square

#8437C4 #C43E37 #77C437 #37BEC4

split-complementary

#8437C4 #BEC437 #37C43E

monochromatic

#441C64 #642A94 #8437C4 #A165D4 #BE94E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8437C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8437C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8437C4

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8437C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8437C4	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8437c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.208 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d7',
    500: '#8437c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8437c4;
$custom-light: #ad75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8437c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.766,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51366,
    "c": 0.20848,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.11623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8437C4

secondary

#A8CC8B

accent

#DF488D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8437C4

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

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