#8737AD#8737AD

#8737AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.186 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737AD
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 173)
HSL	hsl(281, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 68.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.41, 52.99, -48.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.41, 71.80, 317.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.1265 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.186 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8994, 10.9009, 40.6356)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737AD #5DAD37

analogous

#4C37AD #8737AD #AD3798

triadic

#8737AD #AD8737 #37AD87

tetradic

#8737AD #AD4C37 #5DAD37 #3798AD

square

#8737AD #AD4C37 #5DAD37 #3798AD

split-complementary

#8737AD #98AD37 #37AD4C

monochromatic

#3F1950 #63287F #8737AD #A557CA #BE86D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8737AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8737AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737AD

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737AD	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.186 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae74c6',
    500: '#8737ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737ad;
$custom-light: #ae74c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.678,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5009,
    "c": 0.18615,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737AD

secondary

#94C27D

accent

#DB4D7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737AD

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

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