#8A37BD#8A37BD

#8A37BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.203 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37BD
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 57.11, -55.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 79.60, 315.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.1286 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.203 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.0309, 11.8102, 49.3059)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37BD #6ABD37

analogous

#4737BD #8A37BD #BD37AD

triadic

#8A37BD #BD8A37 #37BD8A

tetradic

#8A37BD #BD4737 #6ABD37 #37ADBD

square

#8A37BD #BD4737 #6ABD37 #37ADBD

split-complementary

#8A37BD #ADBD37 #37BD47

monochromatic

#451B5E #67298E #8A37BD #A660D1 #C190DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8A37BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A37BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37BD

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37BD	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A62BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.203 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d2',
    500: '#8a37bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37bd;
$custom-light: #b175d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.164,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51593,
    "c": 0.20303,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37BD

secondary

#A0C986

accent

#DE4A82

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37BD

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

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