#8837D0#8837D0
#8837D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.221 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8837D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 55, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 62%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 74%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.6%, 73.6%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 61.00, -64.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 88.92, 313.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.76% 0.1227 -0.1843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.76% 0.221 303.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9021, 12.5207, 60.8725) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 2.56
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.15
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.45
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.50
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.09
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8837D0 #7FD037
analogous
#3C37D0 #8837D0 #D037CB
triadic
#8837D0 #D08837 #37D088
tetradic
#8837D0 #D03C37 #7FD037 #37CBD0
square
#8837D0 #D03C37 #7FD037 #37CBD0
split-complementary
#8837D0 #CBD037 #37D03C
monochromatic
#491B72 #6926A3 #8837D0 #A569DC #C39AE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8837D0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#8837D0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8837D0
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8837D0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8837D0 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0063CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A5D81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8837d0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 55, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.221 303.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b175df',
500: '#8837d0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8837d0; $custom-light: #b175df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8837d0",
"rgb": {
"r": 136,
"g": 55,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.765,
"s": 61.943,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52765,
"c": 0.22142,
"h": 303.7
},
"luminance": 0.12521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8837D0
secondary
#AFD390
accent
#E5438F
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#110915
muted
#807B83