#8E37AF#8E37AF

#8E37AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.191 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37AF
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 175)
HSL	hsl(284, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 68.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, 54.97, -47.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 72.83, 319.00°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.1353 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.191 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2581, 11.5790, 41.7170)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37AF #58AF37

analogous

#5237AF #8E37AF #AF3794

triadic

#8E37AF #AF8E37 #37AF8E

tetradic

#8E37AF #AF5237 #58AF37 #3794AF

square

#8E37AF #AF5237 #58AF37 #3794AF

split-complementary

#8E37AF #94AF37 #37AF52

monochromatic

#421A52 #682880 #8E37AF #AB59CB #C387D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8E37AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8E37AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37AF

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37AF	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3462AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.191 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375c7',
    500: '#8e37af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37af;
$custom-light: #b375c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.5,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51145,
    "c": 0.1907,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37AF

secondary

#91C37F

accent

#DC4C74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37AF

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

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