#8A37B7#8A37B7

#8A37B7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.197 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37B7
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 183)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 69.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 55.80, -52.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 76.68, 316.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.1294 -0.1487)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.197 311)
XYZ	xyz(20.3930, 11.5550, 45.9466)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37B7 #64B737

analogous

#4A37B7 #8A37B7 #B737A4

triadic

#8A37B7 #B78A37 #37B78A

tetradic

#8A37B7 #B74A37 #64B737 #37A4B7

square

#8A37B7 #B74A37 #64B737 #37A4B7

split-complementary

#8A37B7 #A4B737 #37B74A

monochromatic

#431B59 #672988 #8A37B7 #A65DCE #C08CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8A37B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8A37B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37B7

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37B7	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2561B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.197 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075cd',
    500: '#8a37b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37b7;
$custom-light: #b075cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.906,
    "s": 53.782,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51168,
    "c": 0.1971,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.11555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37B7

secondary

#9BC783

accent

#DD4B7E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37B7

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

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