#8A37B2#8A37B2

#8A37B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.192 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37B2
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 178)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 69.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, 54.72, -50.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 74.25, 317.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.1299 -0.1416)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.192 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8819, 11.3506, 43.2544)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37B2 #5FB237

analogous

#4C37B2 #8A37B2 #B2379C

triadic

#8A37B2 #B28A37 #37B28A

tetradic

#8A37B2 #B24C37 #5FB237 #379CB2

square

#8A37B2 #B24C37 #5FB237 #379CB2

split-complementary

#8A37B2 #9CB237 #37B24C

monochromatic

#421A54 #662983 #8A37B2 #A75ACC #C089DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8A37B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A37B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37B2

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37B2	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C60AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.192 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075ca',
    500: '#8a37b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37b2;
$custom-light: #b075ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.488,
    "s": 52.79,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50821,
    "c": 0.19216,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37B2

secondary

#96C580

accent

#DC4C7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37B2

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

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