#8D37AB#8D37AB

#8D37AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.186 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D37AB
RGB	rgb(141, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(284, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(284, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 53.92, -46.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 70.90, 319.50°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.1343 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.186 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7002, 11.3361, 39.6705)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D37AB #55AB37

analogous

#5337AB #8D37AB #AB378F

triadic

#8D37AB #AB8D37 #37AB8D

tetradic

#8D37AB #AB5337 #55AB37 #378FAB

square

#8D37AB #AB5337 #55AB37 #378FAB

split-complementary

#8D37AB #8FAB37 #37AB53

monochromatic

#41194E #67287D #8D37AB #AB56C9 #C285D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8D37AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8D37AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D37AB

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D37AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D37AB	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3761A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d37ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.186 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275c5',
    500: '#8d37ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d37ab;
$custom-light: #b275c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d37ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.483,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50749,
    "c": 0.18646,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D37AB

secondary

#8EC17C

accent

#DB4D72

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D37AB

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

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