#8A37AD#8A37AD

#8A37AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.187 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37AD
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 173)
HSL	hsl(282, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 68.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, 53.66, -47.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 71.83, 318.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.1303 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.187 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3890, 11.1534, 40.6585)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37AD #5AAD37

analogous

#4F37AD #8A37AD #AD3795

triadic

#8A37AD #AD8A37 #37AD8A

tetradic

#8A37AD #AD4F37 #5AAD37 #3795AD

square

#8A37AD #AD4F37 #5AAD37 #3795AD

split-complementary

#8A37AD #95AD37 #37AD4F

monochromatic

#401950 #65287F #8A37AD #A857CA #C086D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8A37AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A37AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37AD

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37AD	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3160AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.187 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c6',
    500: '#8a37ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37ad;
$custom-light: #b074c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.203,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50483,
    "c": 0.18724,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37AD

secondary

#92C27D

accent

#DB4D77

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37AD

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

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