#8837C0#8837C0

#8837C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.205 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8837C0
RGB	rgb(136, 55, 192)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 71.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, 57.37, -57.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 81.10, 315.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% 0.1256 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.205 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.0320, 11.7727, 51.0233)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8837C0 #6FC037

analogous

#4337C0 #8837C0 #C037B4

triadic

#8837C0 #C08837 #37C088

tetradic

#8837C0 #C04337 #6FC037 #37B4C0

square

#8837C0 #C04337 #6FC037 #37B4C0

split-complementary

#8837C0 #B4C037 #37C043

monochromatic

#451C61 #662990 #8837C0 #A462D2 #C092E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8837C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8837C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8837C0

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8837C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8837C0	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A61BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8837c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 55, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.205 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d4',
    500: '#8837c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8837c0;
$custom-light: #af75d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8837c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.474,
    "s": 55.466,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51559,
    "c": 0.20545,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8837C0

secondary

#A3CB88

accent

#DF4986

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8837C0

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

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