#8A37AA#8A37AA

#8A37AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.184 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37AA
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 170)
HSL	hsl(283, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 67.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.65, 53.02, -46.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.65, 70.38, 318.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% 0.1305 -0.1301)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.184 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1019, 11.0386, 39.1469)
Luminance	0.1104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37AA #57AA37

analogous

#5137AA #8A37AA #AA3791

triadic

#8A37AA #AA8A37 #37AA8A

tetradic

#8A37AA #AA5137 #57AA37 #3791AA

square

#8A37AA #AA5137 #57AA37 #3791AA

split-complementary

#8A37AA #91AA37 #37AA51

monochromatic

#3F194E #64287C #8A37AA #A856C8 #C084D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8A37AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8A37AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37AA

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37AA	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3460A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.184 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c4',
    500: '#8a37aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37aa;
$custom-light: #b074c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.304,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50283,
    "c": 0.1843,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37AA

secondary

#8FC17C

accent

#DB4D75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37AA

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

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