#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
RGB	rgb(136, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(276, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 56.92, -56.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 80.12, 315.27°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.1259 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.203 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8119, 11.6846, 49.8642)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##8837BE	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #8837BE

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

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