#8437C7#8437C7

#8437C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.212 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8437C7
RGB	rgb(132, 55, 199)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.83, 58.20, -61.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.83, 84.64, 313.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.119 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.212 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.1884, 11.7615, 55.1757)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8437C7 #7AC737

analogous

#3C37C7 #8437C7 #C737C2

triadic

#8437C7 #C78437 #37C784

tetradic

#8437C7 #C73C37 #7AC737 #37C2C7

square

#8437C7 #C73C37 #7AC737 #37C2C7

split-complementary

#8437C7 #C2C737 #37C73C

monochromatic

#441C67 #642A97 #8437C7 #A166D5 #BF96E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8437C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8437C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8437C7

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8437C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8437C7	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8437c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 55, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.212 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d9',
    500: '#8437c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8437c7;
$custom-light: #ad75d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8437c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.083,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51594,
    "c": 0.21153,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8437C7

secondary

#ABCD8C

accent

#E0488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8437C7

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

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