#8A37C7#8A37C7

#8A37C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.213 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37C7
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 199)
HSL	hsl(275, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 59.32, -60.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 84.48, 314.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.1271 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.213 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1540, 12.2594, 55.2210)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37C7 #74C737

analogous

#4237C7 #8A37C7 #C737BC

triadic

#8A37C7 #C78A37 #37C78A

tetradic

#8A37C7 #C74237 #74C737 #37BCC7

square

#8A37C7 #C74237 #74C737 #37BCC7

split-complementary

#8A37C7 #BCC737 #37C742

monochromatic

#471C67 #692A97 #8A37C7 #A666D5 #C296E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8A37C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A37C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37C7

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37C7	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.213 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d9',
    500: '#8a37c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37c7;
$custom-light: #b175d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.583,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52324,
    "c": 0.21293,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37C7

secondary

#A8CD8C

accent

#E04888

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37C7

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

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