#8E37C3#8E37C3

#8E37C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.210 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37C3
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 195)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 59.22, -57.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 82.45, 315.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.1331 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.21 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3699, 12.4237, 52.8388)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37C3 #6CC337

analogous

#4837C3 #8E37C3 #C337B2

triadic

#8E37C3 #C38E37 #37C38E

tetradic

#8E37C3 #C34837 #6CC337 #37B2C3

square

#8E37C3 #C34837 #6CC337 #37B2C3

split-complementary

#8E37C3 #B2C337 #37C348

monochromatic

#481C64 #6B2A93 #8E37C3 #A964D3 #C494E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8E37C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8E37C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37C3

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37C3	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1664C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.210 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476d6',
    500: '#8e37c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37c3;
$custom-light: #b476d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.286,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5253,
    "c": 0.21008,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37C3

secondary

#A3CC8A

accent

#DF4982

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37C3

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

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