#8837BE#8837BE

#8837BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.203 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8837BE
RGBrgb(136, 55, 190)
HSLhsl(276, 55%, 48%)
HSVhsv(276, 71%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(28.4%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LABlab(40.71, 56.92, -56.38)
CIE-LCHlch(40.71, 80.12, 315.27°)
OKLaboklab(51.41% 0.1259 -0.1599)
OKLCHoklch(51.41% 0.203 308.2)
XYZxyz(20.8119, 11.6846, 49.8642)
Luminance0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8837BE #6DBE37
analogous
#4437BE #8837BE #BE37B0
triadic
#8837BE #BE8837 #37BE88
tetradic
#8837BE #BE4437 #6DBE37 #37B0BE
square
#8837BE #BE4437 #6DBE37 #37B0BE
split-complementary
#8837BE #B0BE37 #37BE44
monochromatic
#441C5F #66298F #8837BE #A461D1 #C090DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29
#8837BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34
#8837BE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8837BE
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8837BE#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8837BE1.006.293.346.29
#FFFFFF6.291.0021.001.00
#0000003.3421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.291.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1261BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#805677
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8837be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.203 308.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d2',
    500: '#8837be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8837be;
$custom-light: #af75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8837be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51413,
    "c": 0.20345,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8837BE
secondary
#A2CA87
accent
#DE4985
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83

Preview Lab

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#8837BE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva