#8A37C5#8A37C5

#8A37C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.211 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37C5
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 197)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 72.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 58.88, -59.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 83.50, 314.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% 0.1275 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.211 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9233, 12.1671, 54.0061)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37C5 #72C537

analogous

#4337C5 #8A37C5 #C537B9

triadic

#8A37C5 #C58A37 #37C58A

tetradic

#8A37C5 #C54337 #72C537 #37B9C5

square

#8A37C5 #C54337 #72C537 #37B9C5

split-complementary

#8A37C5 #B9C537 #37C543

monochromatic

#471C65 #682A95 #8A37C5 #A665D4 #C295E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8A37C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A37C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37C5

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37C5	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80587B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.211 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d7',
    500: '#8a37c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37c5;
$custom-light: #b175d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.07,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52175,
    "c": 0.21095,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37C5

secondary

#A6CD8B

accent

#E04887

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37C5

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

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