#8737BF#8737BF

#8737BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.204 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737BF
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 191)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 71.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.65, 56.95, -57.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.65, 80.63, 314.93°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.1244 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.204 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.7599, 11.6451, 50.4342)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737BF #6FBF37

analogous

#4337BF #8737BF #BF37B3

triadic

#8737BF #BF8737 #37BF87

tetradic

#8737BF #BF4337 #6FBF37 #37B3BF

square

#8737BF #BF4337 #6FBF37 #37B3BF

split-complementary

#8737BF #B3BF37 #37BF43

monochromatic

#441C60 #65298F #8737BF #A362D2 #BF91DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8737BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8737BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737BF

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737BF	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A61BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.204 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d3',
    500: '#8737bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737bf;
$custom-light: #af75d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51362,
    "c": 0.20418,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737BF

secondary

#A3CA88

accent

#DF4987

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737BF

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

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