#8B37BE#8B37BE

#8B37BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.204 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B37BE
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.12, 57.53, -55.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.12, 80.08, 315.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.1298 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.204 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3061, 11.9395, 49.8874)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B37BE #6ABE37

analogous

#4737BE #8B37BE #BE37AD

triadic

#8B37BE #BE8B37 #37BE8B

tetradic

#8B37BE #BE4737 #6ABE37 #37ADBE

square

#8B37BE #BE4737 #6ABE37 #37ADBE

split-complementary

#8B37BE #ADBE37 #37BE47

monochromatic

#461C5F #68298F #8B37BE #A761D1 #C190DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8B37BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8B37BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B37BE

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B37BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B37BE	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A62BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b37be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.204 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d2',
    500: '#8b37be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b37be;
$custom-light: #b175d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b37be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.333,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51791,
    "c": 0.20431,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B37BE

secondary

#A0CA87

accent

#DE4982

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B37BE

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

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