#8A37C8#8A37C8

#8A37C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.214 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37C8
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 200)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 72.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, 59.55, -60.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 84.96, 314.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1269 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.214 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2705, 12.3060, 55.8344)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37C8 #75C837

analogous

#4237C8 #8A37C8 #C837BD

triadic

#8A37C8 #C88A37 #37C88A

tetradic

#8A37C8 #C84237 #75C837 #37BDC8

square

#8A37C8 #C84237 #75C837 #37BDC8

split-complementary

#8A37C8 #BDC837 #37C842

monochromatic

#481D68 #692A98 #8A37C8 #A667D5 #C297E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8A37C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8A37C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37C8

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37C8	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.214 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175da',
    500: '#8a37c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37c8;
$custom-light: #b175da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.345,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52398,
    "c": 0.21392,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37C8

secondary

#A9CE8D

accent

#E04889

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37C8

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

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