#8A37A4#8A37A4

#8A37A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.178 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37A4
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 164)
HSL	hsl(286, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 66%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 66.5%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.27, 51.78, -43.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.27, 67.49, 320.10°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% 0.1308 -0.1214)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.178 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5473, 10.8167, 36.2256)
Luminance	0.1082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37A4 #51A437

analogous

#5337A4 #8A37A4 #A43787

triadic

#8A37A4 #A48A37 #37A48A

tetradic

#8A37A4 #A45337 #51A437 #3787A4

square

#8A37A4 #A45337 #51A437 #3787A4

split-complementary

#8A37A4 #87A437 #37A453

monochromatic

#3D1848 #632876 #8A37A4 #AA53C5 #C181D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#8A37A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8A37A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37A4

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37A4	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0957A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395FA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.178 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74bf',
    500: '#8a37a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37a4;
$custom-light: #af74bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.688,
    "s": 49.772,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49893,
    "c": 0.17845,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37A4

secondary

#89BE79

accent

#D94F70

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37A4

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

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