#8737AE#8737AE

#8737AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.187 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737AE
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.48, 53.20, -48.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.48, 72.29, 317.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.1264 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.187 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9965, 10.9398, 41.1471)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737AE #5EAE37

analogous

#4B37AE #8737AE #AE379A

triadic

#8737AE #AE8737 #37AE87

tetradic

#8737AE #AE4B37 #5EAE37 #379AAE

square

#8737AE #AE4B37 #5EAE37 #379AAE

split-complementary

#8737AE #9AAE37 #37AE4B

monochromatic

#3F1A51 #63287F #8737AE #A558CA #BE86D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8737AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8737AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737AE

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737AE	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.187 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae74c7',
    500: '#8737ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737ae;
$custom-light: #ae74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.336,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50158,
    "c": 0.18715,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737AE

secondary

#95C37E

accent

#DB4C7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737AE

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

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