#8537C2#8537C2

#8537C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.207 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8537C2
RGB	rgb(133, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 57.24, -58.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 82.15, 314.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.34% 0.1212 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(51.34% 0.207 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.7745, 11.6141, 52.1758)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8537C2 #74C237

analogous

#4037C2 #8537C2 #C237BA

triadic

#8537C2 #C28537 #37C285

tetradic

#8537C2 #C24037 #74C237 #37BAC2

square

#8537C2 #C24037 #74C237 #37BAC2

split-complementary

#8537C2 #BAC237 #37C240

monochromatic

#441C63 #642992 #8537C2 #A263D3 #BE93E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8537C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8537C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8537C2

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8537C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8537C2	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8537c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.207 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75d5',
    500: '#8537c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8537c2;
$custom-light: #ae75d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8537c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.669,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51337,
    "c": 0.20669,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8537C2

secondary

#A6CB89

accent

#DF498B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8537C2

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

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