#8E37BD#8E37BD

#8E37BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.204 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37BD
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 57.92, -54.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 79.55, 316.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% 0.1339 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.204 311)
XYZ	xyz(21.7051, 12.1578, 49.3375)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37BD #66BD37

analogous

#4B37BD #8E37BD #BD37A9

triadic

#8E37BD #BD8E37 #37BD8E

tetradic

#8E37BD #BD4B37 #66BD37 #37A9BD

square

#8E37BD #BD4B37 #66BD37 #37A9BD

split-complementary

#8E37BD #A9BD37 #37BD4B

monochromatic

#471B5E #6A298E #8E37BD #A960D1 #C390DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8E37BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8E37BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37BD

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37BD	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2263BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.204 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d2',
    500: '#8e37bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37bd;
$custom-light: #b375d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.955,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52102,
    "c": 0.20425,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.12157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37BD

secondary

#9EC986

accent

#DE4A7E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37BD

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

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