#8D37C5#8D37C5

#8D37C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.212 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D37C5
RGB	rgb(141, 55, 197)
HSL	hsl(276, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 59.46, -58.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 83.44, 315.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1315 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.212 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.4267, 12.4267, 54.0297)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D37C5 #6FC537

analogous

#4637C5 #8D37C5 #C537B6

triadic

#8D37C5 #C58D37 #37C58D

tetradic

#8D37C5 #C54637 #6FC537 #37B6C5

square

#8D37C5 #C54637 #6FC537 #37B6C5

split-complementary

#8D37C5 #B6C537 #37C546

monochromatic

#491C65 #6B2A95 #8D37C5 #A865D4 #C395E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8D37C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8D37C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D37C5

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D37C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D37C5	1.00	6.03	3.49	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B64C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84587B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d37c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 55, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.212 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d7',
    500: '#8d37c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d37c5;
$custom-light: #b376d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d37c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.338,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52549,
    "c": 0.21175,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D37C5

secondary

#A5CD8B

accent

#E04884

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D37C5

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

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