#8837AE#8837AE

#8837AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.188 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8837AE
RGB	rgb(136, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.62, 53.42, -48.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.62, 72.30, 317.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.29% 0.1277 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(50.29% 0.188 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1582, 11.0232, 41.1547)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8837AE #5DAE37

analogous

#4C37AE #8837AE #AE3799

triadic

#8837AE #AE8837 #37AE88

tetradic

#8837AE #AE4C37 #5DAE37 #3799AE

square

#8837AE #AE4C37 #5DAE37 #3799AE

split-complementary

#8837AE #99AE37 #37AE4C

monochromatic

#3F1A51 #64287F #8837AE #A658CA #BF86D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8837AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8837AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8837AE

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8837AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8837AE	1.00	6.55	3.20	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8837ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.188 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae74c7',
    500: '#8837ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8837ae;
$custom-light: #ae74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8837ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.84,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50288,
    "c": 0.18751,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8837AE

secondary

#94C37E

accent

#DB4C7A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8837AE

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

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