#8A37DA#8A37DA

#8A37DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.232 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A37DA
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 218)
HSL	hsl(271, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 75%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 74.8%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.06, 63.64, -68.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.06, 93.70, 312.78°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.1233 -0.1962)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.232 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.4993, 13.1975, 67.5727)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A37DA #87DA37

analogous

#3837DA #8A37DA #DA37D8

triadic

#8A37DA #DA8A37 #37DA8A

tetradic

#8A37DA #DA3837 #87DA37 #37D8DA

square

#8A37DA #DA3837 #87DA37 #37D8DA

split-complementary

#8A37DA #D8DA37 #37DA38

monochromatic

#4C187F #6B21B3 #8A37DA #A86BE4 #C69EED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8A37DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8A37DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A37DA

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A37DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A37DA	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796187

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a37da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.232 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376e7',
    500: '#8a37da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a37da;
$custom-light: #b376e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a37da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.552,
    "s": 68.776,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53784,
    "c": 0.23173,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A37DA

secondary

#B6D993

accent

#EC3C92

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFD

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A37DA

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

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