#8A37B3#8A37B3

#8A37B3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.193 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37B3
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 179)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 69.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 54.93, -50.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 74.73, 317.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.1298 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.193 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9826, 11.3909, 43.7851)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37B3 #60B337

analogous

#4C37B3 #8A37B3 #B3379E

triadic

#8A37B3 #B38A37 #37B38A

tetradic

#8A37B3 #B34C37 #60B337 #379EB3

square

#8A37B3 #B34C37 #60B337 #379EB3

split-complementary

#8A37B3 #9EB337 #37B34C

monochromatic

#421A55 #662984 #8A37B3 #A75BCD #C08ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8A37B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8A37B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37B3

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37B3	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A60B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.193 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075ca',
    500: '#8a37b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37b3;
$custom-light: #b075ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.161,
    "s": 52.991,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5089,
    "c": 0.19315,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37B3

secondary

#97C581

accent

#DC4B7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37B3

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

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