#8B37C7#8B37C7

#8B37C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.213 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B37C7
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 199)
HSL	hsl(275, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 59.51, -59.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 84.45, 314.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% 0.1285 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.213 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.3202, 12.3451, 55.2288)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B37C7 #73C737

analogous

#4337C7 #8B37C7 #C737BB

triadic

#8B37C7 #C78B37 #37C78B

tetradic

#8B37C7 #C74337 #73C737 #37BBC7

square

#8B37C7 #C74337 #73C737 #37BBC7

split-complementary

#8B37C7 #BBC737 #37C743

monochromatic

#481C67 #6A2A97 #8B37C7 #A766D5 #C396E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8B37C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8B37C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B37C7

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B37C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B37C7	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b37c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.213 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275d9',
    500: '#8b37c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b37c7;
$custom-light: #b275d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b37c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52447,
    "c": 0.21319,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B37C7

secondary

#A7CD8C

accent

#E04887

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B37C7

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

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