#8B37C0#8B37C0
#8B37C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.206 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B37C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 55, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 71.4%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.26, 57.97, -56.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.26, 81.05, 315.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.93% 0.1296 -0.1605) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.93% 0.206 308.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5261, 12.0275, 51.0465) |
| Luminance | 0.1203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.70
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.45
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.73
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.81
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.93
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B37C0 #6CC037
analogous
#4637C0 #8B37C0 #C037B0
triadic
#8B37C0 #C08B37 #37C08B
tetradic
#8B37C0 #C04637 #6CC037 #37B0C0
square
#8B37C0 #C04637 #6CC037 #37B0C0
split-complementary
#8B37C0 #B0C037 #37C046
monochromatic
#461C61 #692990 #8B37C0 #A762D2 #C292E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.17
#8B37C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.41
#8B37C0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B37C0
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B37C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B37C0 | 1.00 | 6.17 | 3.41 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1562BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#835678
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b37c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.206 308.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b175d4',
500: '#8b37c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b37c0; $custom-light: #b175d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b37c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 55,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.788,
"s": 55.466,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51935,
"c": 0.20628,
"h": 308.9
},
"luminance": 0.12027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B37C0
secondary
#A2CB88
accent
#DF4983
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83