#8A37A5#8A37A5

#8A37A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.179 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37A5
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 165)
HSL	hsl(285, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 67%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.33, 51.99, -43.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.33, 67.97, 319.89°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% 0.1308 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.179 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6379, 10.8530, 36.7031)
Luminance	0.1085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37A5 #52A537

analogous

#5337A5 #8A37A5 #A53789

triadic

#8A37A5 #A58A37 #37A58A

tetradic

#8A37A5 #A55337 #52A537 #3789A5

square

#8A37A5 #A55337 #52A537 #3789A5

split-complementary

#8A37A5 #89A537 #37A553

monochromatic

#3D1849 #642877 #8A37A5 #AA53C6 #C181D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#8A37A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8A37A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37A5

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37A5	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0658A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.179 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74c0',
    500: '#8a37a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37a5;
$custom-light: #af74c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.273,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49957,
    "c": 0.17942,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37A5

secondary

#8ABF79

accent

#DA4E70

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37A5

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

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