#8537CD#8537CD

#8537CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.218 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8537CD
RGB	rgb(133, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.42, 59.77, -63.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.42, 87.56, 313.05°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% 0.1192 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.218 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0559, 12.1267, 58.9245)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8537CD #7FCD37

analogous

#3A37CD #8537CD #CD37CA

triadic

#8537CD #CD8537 #37CD85

tetradic

#8537CD #CD3A37 #7FCD37 #37CACD

square

#8537CD #CD3A37 #7FCD37 #37CACD

split-complementary

#8537CD #CACD37 #37CD3A

monochromatic

#461C6E #66289F #8537CD #A368D9 #C199E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#8537CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8537CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8537CD

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8537CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8537CD	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#765C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8537cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.218 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75dd',
    500: '#8537cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8537cd;
$custom-light: #ae75dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8537cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.2,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52176,
    "c": 0.21781,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8537CD

secondary

#AFD18F

accent

#E34591

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8537CD

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

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