#8737C7#8737C7

#8737C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.212 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737C7
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 199)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 58.76, -60.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 84.55, 314.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1231 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.212 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6644, 12.0070, 55.1980)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737C7 #77C737

analogous

#3F37C7 #8737C7 #C737BF

triadic

#8737C7 #C78737 #37C787

tetradic

#8737C7 #C73F37 #77C737 #37BFC7

square

#8737C7 #C73F37 #77C737 #37BFC7

split-complementary

#8737C7 #BFC737 #37C73F

monochromatic

#461C67 #662A97 #8737C7 #A466D5 #C096E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8737C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8737C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737C7

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737C7	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.212 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d9',
    500: '#8737c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737c7;
$custom-light: #af75d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51957,
    "c": 0.21221,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737C7

secondary

#A9CD8C

accent

#E0488B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737C7

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

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