#8D37C4#8D37C4

#8D37C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.211 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D37C4
RGB	rgb(141, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 59.24, -58.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 82.95, 315.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1316 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.211 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3125, 12.3810, 53.4282)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D37C4 #6EC437

analogous

#4737C4 #8D37C4 #C437B5

triadic

#8D37C4 #C48D37 #37C48D

tetradic

#8D37C4 #C44737 #6EC437 #37B5C4

square

#8D37C4 #C44737 #6EC437 #37B5C4

split-complementary

#8D37C4 #B5C437 #37C447

monochromatic

#481C64 #6B2A94 #8D37C4 #A865D4 #C394E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8D37C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8D37C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D37C4

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D37C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D37C4	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F64C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d37c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.211 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d7',
    500: '#8d37c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d37c4;
$custom-light: #b375d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d37c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.596,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52476,
    "c": 0.21077,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D37C4

secondary

#A4CC8B

accent

#DF4883

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D37C4

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

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