#8437C6#8437C6

#8437C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.211 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8437C6
RGB	rgb(132, 55, 198)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 72.2%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 57.96, -61.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 84.15, 313.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1191 -0.1736)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.211 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0726, 11.7152, 54.5662)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8437C6 #79C637

analogous

#3D37C6 #8437C6 #C637C1

triadic

#8437C6 #C68437 #37C684

tetradic

#8437C6 #C63D37 #79C637 #37C1C6

square

#8437C6 #C63D37 #79C637 #37C1C6

split-complementary

#8437C6 #C1C637 #37C63D

monochromatic

#441C66 #642A96 #8437C6 #A166D4 #BF96E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8437C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8437C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8437C6

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8437C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8437C6	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77597B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8437c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 55, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.211 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d8',
    500: '#8437c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8437c6;
$custom-light: #ad75d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8437c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51518,
    "c": 0.21052,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8437C6

secondary

#AACD8C

accent

#E0488E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8437C6

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

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