#8537AE#8537AE

#8537AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.186 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8537AE
RGB	rgb(133, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.20, 52.76, -49.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.20, 72.28, 316.88°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.1238 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.186 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6776, 10.7754, 41.1321)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8537AE #60AE37

analogous

#4A37AE #8537AE #AE379B

triadic

#8537AE #AE8537 #37AE85

tetradic

#8537AE #AE4A37 #60AE37 #379BAE

square

#8537AE #AE4A37 #60AE37 #379BAE

split-complementary

#8537AE #9BAE37 #37AE4A

monochromatic

#3E1A51 #61287F #8537AE #A358CA #BD86D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#8537AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8537AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8537AE

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8537AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8537AE	1.00	6.66	3.16	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8537ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.186 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74c7',
    500: '#8537ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8537ae;
$custom-light: #ac74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8537ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.328,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49899,
    "c": 0.18646,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8537AE

secondary

#96C37E

accent

#DB4C7E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8537AE

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

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