#8A37A0#8A37A0

#8A37A0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.175 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37A0
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 160)
HSL	hsl(287, 49%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 66%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.03, 50.96, -41.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.03, 65.58, 320.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.1309 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.175 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1917, 10.6745, 34.3530)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37A0 #4DA037

analogous

#5637A0 #8A37A0 #A03781

triadic

#8A37A0 #A08A37 #37A08A

tetradic

#8A37A0 #A05637 #4DA037 #3781A0

square

#8A37A0 #A05637 #4DA037 #3781A0

split-complementary

#8A37A0 #81A037 #37A056

monochromatic

#3B1845 #632772 #8A37A0 #AB51C3 #C17FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#8A37A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A37A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37A0

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37A0	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1456A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5F9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.175 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74bd',
    500: '#8a37a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37a0;
$custom-light: #af74bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.429,
    "s": 48.837,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4964,
    "c": 0.17457,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37A0

secondary

#85BC77

accent

#D84F6C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37A0

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

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