#8A37AE#8A37AE

#8A37AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.188 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37AE
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(282, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.90, 53.87, -48.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.90, 72.31, 318.15°)
OKLab	oklab(50.55% 0.1303 -0.1359)
OKLCH	oklch(50.55% 0.188 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4861, 11.1923, 41.1700)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37AE #5BAE37

analogous

#4F37AE #8A37AE #AE3796

triadic

#8A37AE #AE8A37 #37AE8A

tetradic

#8A37AE #AE4F37 #5BAE37 #3796AE

square

#8A37AE #AE4F37 #5BAE37 #3796AE

split-complementary

#8A37AE #96AE37 #37AE4F

monochromatic

#401A51 #65287F #8A37AE #A858CA #C086D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8A37AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8A37AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37AE

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37AE	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3060AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.188 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c7',
    500: '#8a37ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37ae;
$custom-light: #b074c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.849,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5055,
    "c": 0.18823,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37AE

secondary

#93C37E

accent

#DB4C78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37AE

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

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