#8B37AF#8B37AF

#8B37AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.190 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B37AF
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 175)
HSL	hsl(282, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 68.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.11, 54.30, -48.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.11, 72.80, 318.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.1315 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.19 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7502, 11.3171, 41.6932)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B37AF #5BAF37

analogous

#4F37AF #8B37AF #AF3797

triadic

#8B37AF #AF8B37 #37AF8B

tetradic

#8B37AF #AF4F37 #5BAF37 #3797AF

square

#8B37AF #AF4F37 #5BAF37 #3797AF

split-complementary

#8B37AF #97AF37 #37AF4F

monochromatic

#411A52 #662880 #8B37AF #A859CB #C187D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#8B37AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8B37AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B37AF

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B37AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B37AF	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3061AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b37af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.190 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174c7',
    500: '#8b37af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b37af;
$custom-light: #b174c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b37af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50749,
    "c": 0.18957,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B37AF

secondary

#93C37F

accent

#DC4C77

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B37AF

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

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