#8737C2#8737C2

#8737C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.207 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737C2
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 57.62, -58.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 82.10, 314.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.1239 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.207 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.0934, 11.7786, 52.1907)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737C2 #72C237

analogous

#4237C2 #8737C2 #C237B8

triadic

#8737C2 #C28737 #37C287

tetradic

#8737C2 #C24237 #72C237 #37B8C2

square

#8737C2 #C24237 #72C237 #37B8C2

split-complementary

#8737C2 #B8C237 #37C242

monochromatic

#451C63 #662992 #8737C2 #A463D3 #C093E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8737C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8737C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737C2

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737C2	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.207 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d5',
    500: '#8737c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737c2;
$custom-light: #af75d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.532,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51583,
    "c": 0.20719,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737C2

secondary

#A5CB89

accent

#DF4989

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737C2

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

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