#8737BE#8737BE

#8737BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.203 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737BE
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(276, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 56.72, -56.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 80.14, 315.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.29% 0.1245 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.29% 0.203 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6502, 11.6013, 49.8566)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737BE #6EBE37

analogous

#4437BE #8737BE #BE37B1

triadic

#8737BE #BE8737 #37BE87

tetradic

#8737BE #BE4437 #6EBE37 #37B1BE

square

#8737BE #BE4437 #6EBE37 #37B1BE

split-complementary

#8737BE #B1BE37 #37BE44

monochromatic

#441C5F #65298F #8737BE #A361D1 #BF90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8737BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8737BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737BE

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737BE	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E60BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.203 307.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.556,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51289,
    "c": 0.20318,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737BE

secondary

#A2CA87

accent

#DE4986

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737BE

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

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