#8D37A2#8D37A2

#8D37A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.178 H 319.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D37A2
RGB	rgb(141, 55, 162)
HSL	hsl(288, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(288, 66%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 66%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, 52.09, -41.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 66.64, 321.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.1346 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.178 319.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8714, 11.0046, 35.3055)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D37A2 #4CA237

analogous

#5737A2 #8D37A2 #A23782

triadic

#8D37A2 #A28D37 #37A28D

tetradic

#8D37A2 #A25737 #4CA237 #3782A2

square

#8D37A2 #A25737 #4CA237 #3782A2

split-complementary

#8D37A2 #82A237 #37A257

monochromatic

#3D1847 #652774 #8D37A2 #AE52C4 #C380D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#8D37A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8D37A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D37A2

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D37A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D37A2	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1457A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E609F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d37a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 55, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.178 319.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174be',
    500: '#8d37a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d37a2;
$custom-light: #b174be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d37a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.224,
    "s": 49.309,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50174,
    "c": 0.17783,
    "h": 319.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D37A2

secondary

#85BD78

accent

#D94F6A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D37A2

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

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