#8D37C2#8D37C2

#8D37C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.209 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D37C2
RGB	rgb(141, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 58.80, -57.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 81.98, 315.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.33% 0.1319 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(52.33% 0.209 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0863, 12.2905, 52.2373)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D37C2 #6CC237

analogous

#4837C2 #8D37C2 #C237B2

triadic

#8D37C2 #C28D37 #37C28D

tetradic

#8D37C2 #C24837 #6CC237 #37B2C2

square

#8D37C2 #C24837 #6CC237 #37B2C2

split-complementary

#8D37C2 #B2C237 #37C248

monochromatic

#481C63 #6A2992 #8D37C2 #A863D3 #C393E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8D37C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8D37C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D37C2

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D37C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D37C2	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1563BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d37c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.209 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d5',
    500: '#8d37c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d37c2;
$custom-light: #b375d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d37c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.122,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52331,
    "c": 0.20882,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D37C2

secondary

#A3CB89

accent

#DF4982

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D37C2

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

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