#8E37BE#8E37BE

#8E37BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.205 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37BE
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 58.13, -55.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 80.04, 316.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1338 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.205 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8140, 12.2014, 49.9112)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37BE #67BE37

analogous

#4B37BE #8E37BE #BE37AA

triadic

#8E37BE #BE8E37 #37BE8E

tetradic

#8E37BE #BE4B37 #67BE37 #37AABE

square

#8E37BE #BE4B37 #67BE37 #37AABE

split-complementary

#8E37BE #AABE37 #37BE4B

monochromatic

#471C5F #6B298F #8E37BE #A961D1 #C390DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8E37BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8E37BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37BE

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37BE	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2163BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.205 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d2',
    500: '#8e37be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37be;
$custom-light: #b375d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.667,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52173,
    "c": 0.20522,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37BE

secondary

#9FCA87

accent

#DE497E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37BE

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

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