#8B37BC#8B37BC

#8B37BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.202 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B37BC
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 188)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.98, 57.09, -54.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.98, 79.10, 316.20°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1301 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.202 310)
XYZ	xyz(21.0890, 11.8526, 48.7440)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B37BC #68BC37

analogous

#4937BC #8B37BC #BC37AA

triadic

#8B37BC #BC8B37 #37BC8B

tetradic

#8B37BC #BC4937 #68BC37 #37AABC

square

#8B37BC #BC4937 #68BC37 #37AABC

split-complementary

#8B37BC #AABC37 #37BC49

monochromatic

#451B5D #68298D #8B37BC #A760D0 #C18FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8B37BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8B37BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B37BC

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B37BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B37BC	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E62B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b37bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.202 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d1',
    500: '#8b37bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b37bc;
$custom-light: #b175d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b37bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.895,
    "s": 54.733,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51648,
    "c": 0.20234,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.11852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B37BC

secondary

#9FC986

accent

#DE4A80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B37BC

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

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