#8E37C2#8E37C2

#8E37C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.209 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37C2
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 59.00, -56.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 81.97, 316.04°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% 0.1332 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.209 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.2572, 12.3786, 52.2453)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37C2 #6BC237

analogous

#4937C2 #8E37C2 #C237B1

triadic

#8E37C2 #C28E37 #37C28E

tetradic

#8E37C2 #C24937 #6BC237 #37B1C2

square

#8E37C2 #C24937 #6BC237 #37B1C2

split-complementary

#8E37C2 #B1C237 #37C249

monochromatic

#481C63 #6B2992 #8E37C2 #A963D3 #C393E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8E37C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8E37C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37C2

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37C2	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1864BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.209 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476d5',
    500: '#8e37c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37c2;
$custom-light: #b476d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.554,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52458,
    "c": 0.20911,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37C2

secondary

#A2CB89

accent

#DF4981

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37C2

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

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