#8A37D0#8A37D0

#8A37D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.222 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37D0
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 208)
HSL	hsl(273, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 73.6%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 61.35, -64.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 88.85, 313.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53% 0.1255 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(53% 0.222 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.2300, 12.6898, 60.8878)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37D0 #7DD037

analogous

#3E37D0 #8A37D0 #D037CA

triadic

#8A37D0 #D08A37 #37D08A

tetradic

#8A37D0 #D03E37 #7DD037 #37CAD0

square

#8A37D0 #D03E37 #7DD037 #37CAD0

split-complementary

#8A37D0 #CAD037 #37D03E

monochromatic

#4A1B72 #6A26A3 #8A37D0 #A769DC #C49AE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8A37D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8A37D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37D0

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37D0	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.222 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276df',
    500: '#8a37d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37d0;
$custom-light: #b276df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.549,
    "s": 61.943,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53004,
    "c": 0.22185,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37D0

secondary

#AFD390

accent

#E5438D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37D0

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

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