#8737B7#8737B7

#8737B7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.196 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737B7
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 183)
HSL	hsl(278, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 69.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.09, 55.17, -53.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.09, 76.70, 315.99°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.1255 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.196 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9034, 11.3026, 45.9237)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737B7 #67B737

analogous

#4737B7 #8737B7 #B737A7

triadic

#8737B7 #B78737 #37B787

tetradic

#8737B7 #B74737 #67B737 #37A7B7

square

#8737B7 #B74737 #67B737 #37A7B7

split-complementary

#8737B7 #A7B737 #37B747

monochromatic

#421B59 #642988 #8737B7 #A45DCE #BE8CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#8737B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8737B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737B7

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737B7	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F60B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.196 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae74cd',
    500: '#8737b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737b7;
$custom-light: #ae74cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 53.782,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50785,
    "c": 0.19616,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737B7

secondary

#9CC783

accent

#DD4B82

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737B7

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

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