#8B37CC#8B37CC
#8B37CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.218 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B37CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 55, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.9%, 73%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.13, 60.63, -62.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.13, 86.88, 314.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.82% 0.1276 -0.1769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.82% 0.218 305.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9103, 12.5812, 58.3365) |
| Luminance | 0.1258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.47
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.16
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.41
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.64
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.71
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B37CC #78CC37
analogous
#4037CC #8B37CC #CC37C2
triadic
#8B37CC #CC8B37 #37CC8B
tetradic
#8B37CC #CC4037 #78CC37 #37C2CC
square
#8B37CC #CC4037 #78CC37 #37C2CC
split-complementary
#8B37CC #C2CC37 #37CC40
monochromatic
#491C6D #6A289E #8B37CC #A768D8 #C499E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#8B37CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#8B37CC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B37CC
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B37CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B37CC | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0064C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F5B7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b37cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.218 305.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b276dc',
500: '#8b37cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b37cc; $custom-light: #b276dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b37cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 55,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.826,
"s": 59.363,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52821,
"c": 0.21812,
"h": 305.8
},
"luminance": 0.12581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B37CC
secondary
#ABD08E
accent
#E3458A
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#120915
muted
#817B83