#8E37BF#8E37BF

#8E37BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.206 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37BF
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 191)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 71.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 58.35, -55.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 80.52, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.24% 0.1336 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(52.24% 0.206 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9237, 12.2452, 50.4888)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37BF #68BF37

analogous

#4A37BF #8E37BF #BF37AC

triadic

#8E37BF #BF8E37 #37BF8E

tetradic

#8E37BF #BF4A37 #68BF37 #37ACBF

square

#8E37BF #BF4A37 #68BF37 #37ACBF

split-complementary

#8E37BF #ACBF37 #37BF4A

monochromatic

#471C60 #6B298F #8E37BF #A962D2 #C391DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8E37BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8E37BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37BF

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37BF	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F64BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.206 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b375d3',
    500: '#8e37bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37bf;
$custom-light: #b375d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.382,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52244,
    "c": 0.20618,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37BF

secondary

#A0CA88

accent

#DF497F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37BF

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

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