#8737C0#8737C0

#8737C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.205 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737C0
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 192)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, 57.17, -57.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 81.12, 314.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.1242 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.205 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8703, 11.6893, 51.0158)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737C0 #70C037

analogous

#4237C0 #8737C0 #C037B5

triadic

#8737C0 #C08737 #37C087

tetradic

#8737C0 #C04237 #70C037 #37B5C0

square

#8737C0 #C04237 #70C037 #37B5C0

split-complementary

#8737C0 #B5C037 #37C042

monochromatic

#441C61 #662990 #8737C0 #A362D2 #BF92E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8737C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8737C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737C0

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737C0	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0661BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.205 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d4',
    500: '#8737c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737c0;
$custom-light: #af75d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.036,
    "s": 55.466,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51435,
    "c": 0.20518,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737C0

secondary

#A4CB88

accent

#DF4987

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737C0

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

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