#8437CD#8437CD

#8437CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.218 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8437CD
RGB	rgb(132, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.6%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.29, 59.59, -64.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.29, 87.59, 312.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.1178 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.218 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8987, 12.0457, 58.9171)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8437CD #80CD37

analogous

#3937CD #8437CD #CD37CB

triadic

#8437CD #CD8437 #37CD84

tetradic

#8437CD #CD3937 #80CD37 #37CBCD

square

#8437CD #CD3937 #80CD37 #37CBCD

split-complementary

#8437CD #CBCD37 #37CD39

monochromatic

#461C6E #65289F #8437CD #A268D9 #C099E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8437CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8437CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8437CD

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8437CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8437CD	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8437cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.218 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75dd',
    500: '#8437cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8437cd;
$custom-light: #ae75dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8437cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.8,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52058,
    "c": 0.21762,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8437CD

secondary

#AFD18F

accent

#E34592

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8437CD

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

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