#8737BD#8737BD

#8737BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.202 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737BD
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(276, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 56.50, -56.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 79.65, 315.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1247 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.202 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5413, 11.5577, 49.2830)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737BD #6DBD37

analogous

#4437BD #8737BD #BD37B0

triadic

#8737BD #BD8737 #37BD87

tetradic

#8737BD #BD4437 #6DBD37 #37B0BD

square

#8737BD #BD4437 #6DBD37 #37B0BD

split-complementary

#8737BD #B0BD37 #37BD44

monochromatic

#431B5E #65298E #8737BD #A460D1 #BF90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8737BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8737BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737BD

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737BD	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1260BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.202 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d2',
    500: '#8737bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737bd;
$custom-light: #af75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.821,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51216,
    "c": 0.20218,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737BD

secondary

#A1C986

accent

#DE4A85

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737BD

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

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