#8537BF#8537BF

#8537BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.204 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8537BF
RGB	rgb(133, 55, 191)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 71.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 56.55, -57.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 80.67, 314.51°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.1217 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.204 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.4410, 11.4807, 50.4193)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8537BF #71BF37

analogous

#4137BF #8537BF #BF37B5

triadic

#8537BF #BF8537 #37BF85

tetradic

#8537BF #BF4137 #71BF37 #37B5BF

square

#8537BF #BF4137 #71BF37 #37B5BF

split-complementary

#8537BF #B5BF37 #37BF41

monochromatic

#431C60 #64298F #8537BF #A262D2 #BE91DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8537BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8537BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8537BF

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8537BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8537BF	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0160BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8537bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 55, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.204 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad74d3',
    500: '#8537bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8537bf;
$custom-light: #ad74d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8537bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.412,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51114,
    "c": 0.20365,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8537BF

secondary

#A4CA88

accent

#DF4989

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8537BF

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

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