#8A37A7#8A37A7

#8A37A7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.181 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37A7
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 167)
HSL	hsl(284, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(284, 67%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 67.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.46, 52.40, -44.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.46, 68.93, 319.48°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.1307 -0.1258)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.181 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8214, 10.9264, 37.6693)
Luminance	0.1093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37A7 #54A737

analogous

#5237A7 #8A37A7 #A7378C

triadic

#8A37A7 #A78A37 #37A78A

tetradic

#8A37A7 #A75237 #54A737 #378CA7

square

#8A37A7 #A75237 #54A737 #378CA7

split-complementary

#8A37A7 #8CA737 #37A752

monochromatic

#3E194B #642879 #8A37A7 #A954C7 #C082D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8A37A7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8A37A7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37A7

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37A7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37A7	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375FA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37a7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.181 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74c2',
    500: '#8a37a7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37a7;
$custom-light: #af74c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37a7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.464,
    "s": 50.45,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50087,
    "c": 0.18137,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37A7

secondary

#8CC07A

accent

#DA4E72

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37A7

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

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