#8B37B7#8B37B7

#8B37B7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.197 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B37B7
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 183)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 69.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.64, 56.01, -52.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.64, 76.67, 316.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.1307 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.197 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5593, 11.6408, 45.9544)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B37B7 #63B737

analogous

#4B37B7 #8B37B7 #B737A3

triadic

#8B37B7 #B78B37 #37B78B

tetradic

#8B37B7 #B74B37 #63B737 #37A3B7

square

#8B37B7 #B74B37 #63B737 #37A3B7

split-complementary

#8B37B7 #A3B737 #37B74B

monochromatic

#441B59 #672988 #8B37B7 #A75DCE #C18CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8B37B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8B37B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B37B7

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B37B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B37B7	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2661B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b37b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.197 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175cd',
    500: '#8b37b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b37b7;
$custom-light: #b175cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b37b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.375,
    "s": 53.782,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51296,
    "c": 0.19743,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B37B7

secondary

#9AC783

accent

#DD4B7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B37B7

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

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