#8737C9#8737C9

#8737C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.214 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737C9
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 201)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 72.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, 59.21, -61.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 85.54, 313.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% 0.1227 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.214 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8981, 12.1004, 56.4290)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737C9 #79C937

analogous

#3E37C9 #8737C9 #C937C2

triadic

#8737C9 #C98737 #37C987

tetradic

#8737C9 #C93E37 #79C937 #37C2C9

square

#8737C9 #C93E37 #79C937 #37C2C9

split-complementary

#8737C9 #C2C937 #37C93E

monochromatic

#461C69 #672999 #8737C9 #A467D6 #C197E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8737C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8737C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737C9

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737C9	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.214 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75da',
    500: '#8737c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737c9;
$custom-light: #af75da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.877,
    "s": 57.48,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52108,
    "c": 0.21421,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737C9

secondary

#ABCF8D

accent

#E1478D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737C9

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

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