#8837BD#8837BD

#8837BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.202 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8837BD
RGB	rgb(136, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(276, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.64, 56.70, -55.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.64, 79.63, 315.40°)
OKLab	oklab(51.34% 0.126 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(51.34% 0.202 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.7030, 11.6411, 49.2906)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8837BD #6CBD37

analogous

#4537BD #8837BD #BD37AF

triadic

#8837BD #BD8837 #37BD88

tetradic

#8837BD #BD4537 #6CBD37 #37AFBD

square

#8837BD #BD4537 #6CBD37 #37AFBD

split-complementary

#8837BD #AFBD37 #37BD45

monochromatic

#441B5E #66298E #8837BD #A460D1 #BF90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8837BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8837BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8837BD

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8837BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8837BD	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1561BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8837bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.202 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d2',
    500: '#8837bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8837bd;
$custom-light: #af75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8837bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.269,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51341,
    "c": 0.20245,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8837BD

secondary

#A1C986

accent

#DE4A84

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8837BD

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

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