#8837CD#8837CD

#8837CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.218 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8837CD
RGB	rgb(136, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 60.31, -63.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 87.46, 313.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.1233 -0.1803)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.218 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5365, 12.3745, 58.9470)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8837CD #7CCD37

analogous

#3D37CD #8837CD #CD37C7

triadic

#8837CD #CD8837 #37CD88

tetradic

#8837CD #CD3D37 #7CCD37 #37C7CD

square

#8837CD #CD3D37 #7CCD37 #37C7CD

split-complementary

#8837CD #C7CD37 #37CD3D

monochromatic

#481C6E #68289F #8837CD #A568D9 #C299E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8837CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8837CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8837CD

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8837CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8837CD	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8837cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.218 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075dd',
    500: '#8837cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8837cd;
$custom-light: #b075dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8837cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.4,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52534,
    "c": 0.21843,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8837CD

secondary

#ADD18F

accent

#E3458E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8837CD

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

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