#8A37AF#8A37AF

#8A37AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.189 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37AF
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 175)
HSL	hsl(282, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 68.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 54.08, -48.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 72.79, 317.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% 0.1302 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.189 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5839, 11.2314, 41.6854)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37AF #5CAF37

analogous

#4E37AF #8A37AF #AF3798

triadic

#8A37AF #AF8A37 #37AF8A

tetradic

#8A37AF #AF4E37 #5CAF37 #3798AF

square

#8A37AF #AF4E37 #5CAF37 #3798AF

split-complementary

#8A37AF #98AF37 #37AF4E

monochromatic

#411A52 #652880 #8A37AF #A759CB #C087D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8A37AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A37AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37AF

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37AF	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F60AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.189 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c7',
    500: '#8a37af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37af;
$custom-light: #b074c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.5,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50617,
    "c": 0.18921,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37AF

secondary

#94C37F

accent

#DC4C78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37AF

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

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