#8D37AE#8D37AE

#8D37AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.189 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D37AE
RGB	rgb(141, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 54.54, -47.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 72.34, 318.93°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% 0.1341 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.189 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9894, 11.4518, 41.1936)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D37AE #58AE37

analogous

#5137AE #8D37AE #AE3794

triadic

#8D37AE #AE8D37 #37AE8D

tetradic

#8D37AE #AE5137 #58AE37 #3794AE

square

#8D37AE #AE5137 #58AE37 #3794AE

split-complementary

#8D37AE #94AE37 #37AE51

monochromatic

#421A51 #67287F #8D37AE #AB58CA #C286D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8D37AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8D37AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D37AE

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D37AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D37AE	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3461AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d37ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.189 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275c7',
    500: '#8d37ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d37ae;
$custom-light: #b275c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d37ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.361,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50946,
    "c": 0.18935,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D37AE

secondary

#91C37E

accent

#DB4C74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D37AE

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

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