#8737BC#8737BC

#8737BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.201 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737BC
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 188)
HSL	hsl(276, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 70.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 56.28, -55.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 79.16, 315.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% 0.1248 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.201 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4331, 11.5144, 48.7133)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737BC #6CBC37

analogous

#4437BC #8737BC #BC37AF

triadic

#8737BC #BC8737 #37BC87

tetradic

#8737BC #BC4437 #6CBC37 #37AFBC

square

#8737BC #BC4437 #6CBC37 #37AFBC

split-complementary

#8737BC #AFBC37 #37BC44

monochromatic

#431B5D #65298D #8737BC #A460D0 #BF8FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8737BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8737BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737BC

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737BC	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1460B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.201 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d1',
    500: '#8737bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737bc;
$custom-light: #af75d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.09,
    "s": 54.733,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51143,
    "c": 0.20117,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737BC

secondary

#A1C986

accent

#DE4A85

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737BC

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

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