#8837CF#8837CF

#8837CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.220 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8837CF
RGB	rgb(136, 55, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 73.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 60.77, -64.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 88.44, 313.40°)
OKLab	oklab(52.69% 0.1229 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(52.69% 0.22 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.7794, 12.4717, 60.2266)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8837CF #7ECF37

analogous

#3C37CF #8837CF #CF37CA

triadic

#8837CF #CF8837 #37CF88

tetradic

#8837CF #CF3C37 #7ECF37 #37CACF

square

#8837CF #CF3C37 #7ECF37 #37CACF

split-complementary

#8837CF #CACF37 #37CF3C

monochromatic

#491B71 #6827A2 #8837CF #A568DB #C39AE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8837CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8837CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8837CF

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8837CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8837CF	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8837cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 55, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.220 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175df',
    500: '#8837cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8837cf;
$custom-light: #b175df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8837cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.974,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52688,
    "c": 0.22043,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8837CF

secondary

#AFD28F

accent

#E4438F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8837CF

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

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