#8737CB#8737CB

#8737CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.216 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737CB
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 72.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, 59.67, -62.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 86.51, 313.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.1223 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.216 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.1349, 12.1952, 57.6761)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737CB #7BCB37

analogous

#3D37CB #8737CB #CB37C5

triadic

#8737CB #CB8737 #37CB87

tetradic

#8737CB #CB3D37 #7BCB37 #37C5CB

square

#8737CB #CB3D37 #7BCB37 #37C5CB

split-complementary

#8737CB #C5CB37 #37CB3D

monochromatic

#471C6C #67299C #8737CB #A468D8 #C198E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8737CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8737CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737CB

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737CB	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.216 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075dc',
    500: '#8737cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8737cb;
$custom-light: #b075dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.432,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52261,
    "c": 0.21622,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737CB

secondary

#ACD08E

accent

#E2468E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737CB

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

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