#8B37C5#8B37C5

#8B37C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.211 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B37C5
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 197)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 59.07, -58.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 83.48, 315.04°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1288 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.211 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0896, 12.2529, 54.0138)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B37C5 #71C537

analogous

#4437C5 #8B37C5 #C537B8

triadic

#8B37C5 #C58B37 #37C58B

tetradic

#8B37C5 #C54437 #71C537 #37B8C5

square

#8B37C5 #C54437 #71C537 #37B8C5

split-complementary

#8B37C5 #B8C537 #37C544

monochromatic

#471C65 #692A95 #8B37C5 #A765D4 #C295E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8B37C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8B37C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B37C5

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B37C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B37C5	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0163C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82587B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b37c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.211 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275d7',
    500: '#8b37c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b37c5;
$custom-light: #b275d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b37c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.493,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52299,
    "c": 0.21121,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B37C5

secondary

#A6CD8B

accent

#E04886

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B37C5

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

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