#8737C4#8737C4

#8737C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.209 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737C4
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.01, 58.08, -59.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.01, 83.08, 314.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.73% 0.1236 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(51.73% 0.209 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.3195, 11.8690, 53.3817)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737C4 #74C437

analogous

#4137C4 #8737C4 #C437BA

triadic

#8737C4 #C48737 #37C487

tetradic

#8737C4 #C44137 #74C437 #37BAC4

square

#8737C4 #C44137 #74C437 #37BAC4

split-complementary

#8737C4 #BAC437 #37C441

monochromatic

#451C64 #662A94 #8737C4 #A465D4 #C094E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#8737C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8737C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737C4

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737C4	1.00	6.22	3.37	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.209 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d7',
    500: '#8737c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737c4;
$custom-light: #af75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.043,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51732,
    "c": 0.2092,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737C4

secondary

#A7CC8B

accent

#DF488A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737C4

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

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