#8E37C4#8E37C4

#8E37C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.211 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37C4
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.95, 59.43, -57.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.95, 82.93, 315.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.1329 -0.1639)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.211 309)
XYZ	xyz(22.4833, 12.4691, 53.4362)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37C4 #6DC437

analogous

#4837C4 #8E37C4 #C437B4

triadic

#8E37C4 #C48E37 #37C48E

tetradic

#8E37C4 #C44837 #6DC437 #37B4C4

square

#8E37C4 #C44837 #6DC437 #37B4C4

split-complementary

#8E37C4 #B4C437 #37C448

monochromatic

#491C64 #6B2A94 #8E37C4 #A965D4 #C494E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8E37C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8E37C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37C4

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37C4	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1364C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.211 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476d7',
    500: '#8e37c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37c4;
$custom-light: #b476d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.021,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52602,
    "c": 0.21105,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.12469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37C4

secondary

#A4CC8B

accent

#DF4882

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37C4

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

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