#8537C4#8537C4

#8537C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.209 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8537C4
RGB	rgb(133, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 57.69, -59.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 83.13, 313.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.1209 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.209 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0006, 11.7046, 53.3667)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8537C4 #76C437

analogous

#3E37C4 #8537C4 #C437BD

triadic

#8537C4 #C48537 #37C485

tetradic

#8537C4 #C43E37 #76C437 #37BDC4

square

#8537C4 #C43E37 #76C437 #37BDC4

split-complementary

#8537C4 #BDC437 #37C43E

monochromatic

#441C64 #652A94 #8537C4 #A265D4 #BF94E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8537C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8537C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8537C4

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8537C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8537C4	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8537c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.209 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75d7',
    500: '#8537c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8537c4;
$custom-light: #ae75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8537c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.191,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51487,
    "c": 0.20872,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8537C4

secondary

#A8CC8B

accent

#DF488C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8537C4

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

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