#8A37A2#8A37A2

#8A37A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.177 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37A2
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 162)
HSL	hsl(287, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(287, 66%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 66%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.15, 51.37, -42.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.15, 66.54, 320.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.1309 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.177 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3681, 10.7451, 35.2819)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37A2 #4FA237

analogous

#5437A2 #8A37A2 #A23785

triadic

#8A37A2 #A28A37 #37A28A

tetradic

#8A37A2 #A25437 #4FA237 #3785A2

square

#8A37A2 #A25437 #4FA237 #3785A2

split-complementary

#8A37A2 #85A237 #37A254

monochromatic

#3C1847 #632774 #8A37A2 #AB52C4 #C180D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#8A37A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8A37A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37A2

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37A2	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F57A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.177 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74be',
    500: '#8a37a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37a2;
$custom-light: #af74be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.542,
    "s": 49.309,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49766,
    "c": 0.17651,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37A2

secondary

#87BD78

accent

#D94F6E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37A2

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

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