#8537AF#8537AF

#8537AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.187 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8537AF
RGB	rgb(133, 55, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 68.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.27, 52.98, -49.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.27, 72.78, 316.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.1237 -0.1409)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.187 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7755, 10.8145, 41.6475)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8537AF #61AF37

analogous

#4937AF #8537AF #AF379D

triadic

#8537AF #AF8537 #37AF85

tetradic

#8537AF #AF4937 #61AF37 #379DAF

square

#8537AF #AF4937 #61AF37 #379DAF

split-complementary

#8537AF #9DAF37 #37AF49

monochromatic

#3E1A52 #622880 #8537AF #A359CB #BD87D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#8537AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8537AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8537AF

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8537AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8537AF	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80506F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8537af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 55, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.187 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74c8',
    500: '#8537af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8537af;
$custom-light: #ac74c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8537af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49968,
    "c": 0.18747,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8537AF

secondary

#97C37F

accent

#DC4C7E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8537AF

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

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