#8737C8#8737C8

#8737C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.213 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737C8
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 200)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 72.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 58.99, -61.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 85.05, 313.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.1229 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.213 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7809, 12.0535, 55.8115)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737C8 #78C837

analogous

#3E37C8 #8737C8 #C837C1

triadic

#8737C8 #C88737 #37C887

tetradic

#8737C8 #C83E37 #78C837 #37C1C8

square

#8737C8 #C83E37 #78C837 #37C1C8

split-complementary

#8737C8 #C1C837 #37C83E

monochromatic

#461D68 #672A98 #8737C8 #A467D5 #C197E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8737C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8737C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737C8

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737C8	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.213 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75da',
    500: '#8737c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737c8;
$custom-light: #af75da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.103,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52032,
    "c": 0.21321,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737C8

secondary

#AACE8D

accent

#E0488C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737C8

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

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