#8737C3#8737C3

#8737C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.208 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737C3
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 195)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 57.85, -58.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 82.59, 314.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% 0.1237 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.208 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2061, 11.8236, 52.7842)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737C3 #73C337

analogous

#4137C3 #8737C3 #C337B9

triadic

#8737C3 #C38737 #37C387

tetradic

#8737C3 #C34137 #73C337 #37B9C3

square

#8737C3 #C34137 #73C337 #37B9C3

split-complementary

#8737C3 #B9C337 #37C341

monochromatic

#451C64 #662A93 #8737C3 #A464D3 #C094E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8737C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8737C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737C3

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737C3	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.208 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d6',
    500: '#8737c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737c3;
$custom-light: #af75d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51657,
    "c": 0.20819,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737C3

secondary

#A6CC8A

accent

#DF4989

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737C3

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

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