#8837BB#8837BB

#8837BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.200 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8837BB
RGB	rgb(136, 55, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 70.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 56.26, -54.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 78.65, 315.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.1263 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.2 309)
XYZ	xyz(20.4874, 11.5548, 48.1551)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8837BB #6ABB37

analogous

#4637BB #8837BB #BB37AC

triadic

#8837BB #BB8837 #37BB88

tetradic

#8837BB #BB4637 #6ABB37 #37ACBB

square

#8837BB #BB4637 #6ABB37 #37ACBB

split-complementary

#8837BB #ACBB37 #37BB46

monochromatic

#431B5C #66298C #8837BB #A45FD0 #BF8EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8837BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8837BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8837BB

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8837BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8837BB	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A60B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8837bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 55, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.200 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d0',
    500: '#8837bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8837bb;
$custom-light: #af75d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8837bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.818,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51197,
    "c": 0.20046,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.11554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8837BB

secondary

#9FC985

accent

#DE4A83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8837BB

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

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