#8737BA#8737BA

#8737BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.199 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737BA
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 186)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 70.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 55.83, -54.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 78.17, 315.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.1251 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.199 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2190, 11.4288, 47.5857)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737BA #6ABA37

analogous

#4537BA #8737BA #BA37AC

triadic

#8737BA #BA8737 #37BA87

tetradic

#8737BA #BA4537 #6ABA37 #37ACBA

square

#8737BA #BA4537 #6ABA37 #37ACBA

split-complementary

#8737BA #ACBA37 #37BA45

monochromatic

#421B5C #65298B #8737BA #A45FD0 #BF8EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8737BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8737BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737BA

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737BA	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1960B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.199 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75cf',
    500: '#8737ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737ba;
$custom-light: #ae75cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.641,
    "s": 54.357,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50999,
    "c": 0.19916,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737BA

secondary

#9FC885

accent

#DE4A84

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737BA

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

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