#8B37AD#8B37AD

#8B37AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.188 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B37AD
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 173)
HSL	hsl(283, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 68.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.98, 53.88, -47.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.98, 71.84, 318.59°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% 0.1316 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.188 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5552, 11.2391, 40.6663)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B37AD #59AD37

analogous

#5037AD #8B37AD #AD3794

triadic

#8B37AD #AD8B37 #37AD8B

tetradic

#8B37AD #AD5037 #59AD37 #3794AD

square

#8B37AD #AD5037 #59AD37 #3794AD

split-complementary

#8B37AD #94AD37 #37AD50

monochromatic

#401950 #66287F #8B37AD #A957CA #C186D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8B37AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8B37AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B37AD

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B37AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B37AD	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3260AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b37ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.188 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c6',
    500: '#8b37ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b37ad;
$custom-light: #b074c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b37ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.712,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50615,
    "c": 0.18762,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B37AD

secondary

#91C27D

accent

#DB4D76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B37AD

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

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