#8737CC#8737CC

#8737CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.217 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8737CC
RGB	rgb(135, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 59.90, -63.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 87.00, 313.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1221 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.217 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2544, 12.2430, 58.3057)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8737CC #7CCC37

analogous

#3C37CC #8737CC #CC37C6

triadic

#8737CC #CC8737 #37CC87

tetradic

#8737CC #CC3C37 #7CCC37 #37C6CC

square

#8737CC #CC3C37 #7CCC37 #37C6CC

split-complementary

#8737CC #C6CC37 #37CC3C

monochromatic

#471C6D #67289E #8737CC #A468D8 #C299E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8737CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8737CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8737CC

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8737CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8737CC	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8737cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.217 304.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8737cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.215,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52337,
    "c": 0.21722,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8737CC

secondary

#ADD08E

accent

#E3458E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8737CC

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

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