#8A37BB#8A37BB

#8A37BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.201 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37BB
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 187)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 70.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 56.67, -54.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 78.63, 316.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.1289 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.201 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8153, 11.7239, 48.1705)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37BB #68BB37

analogous

#4837BB #8A37BB #BB37AA

triadic

#8A37BB #BB8A37 #37BB8A

tetradic

#8A37BB #BB4837 #68BB37 #37AABB

square

#8A37BB #BB4837 #68BB37 #37AABB

split-complementary

#8A37BB #AABB37 #37BB48

monochromatic

#441B5C #67298C #8A37BB #A65FD0 #C08EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8A37BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A37BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37BB

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37BB	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.201 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d0',
    500: '#8a37bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37bb;
$custom-light: #b075d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.727,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5145,
    "c": 0.20105,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37BB

secondary

#9EC985

accent

#DE4A81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37BB

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

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