#8637C2#8637C2
#8637C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.207 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8637C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(134, 55, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.73, 57.43, -58.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.73, 82.13, 314.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.46% 0.1226 -0.1667) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.46% 0.207 306.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9332, 11.6960, 52.1832) |
| Luminance | 0.1170 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.38
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.34
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.67
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.45
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.87
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8637C2 #73C237
analogous
#4137C2 #8637C2 #C237B9
triadic
#8637C2 #C28637 #37C286
tetradic
#8637C2 #C24137 #73C237 #37B9C2
square
#8637C2 #C24137 #73C237 #37B9C2
split-complementary
#8637C2 #B9C237 #37C241
monochromatic
#441C63 #652992 #8637C2 #A363D3 #BF93E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.29
#8637C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#8637C2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8637C2
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8637C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8637C2 | 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)
#005EC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0060BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C5879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8637c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(134, 55, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.207 306.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae75d5',
500: '#8637c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8637c2; $custom-light: #ae75d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8637c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 134,
"g": 55,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.101,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5146,
"c": 0.20694,
"h": 306.3
},
"luminance": 0.11696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8637C2
secondary
#A6CB89
accent
#DF498A
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83