#8E37CB#8E37CB

#8E37CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.218 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37CB
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 203)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 72.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 60.97, -61.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 86.31, 314.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.1318 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.218 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2987, 12.7953, 57.7307)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37CB #74CB37

analogous

#4437CB #8E37CB #CB37BE

triadic

#8E37CB #CB8E37 #37CB8E

tetradic

#8E37CB #CB4437 #74CB37 #37BECB

square

#8E37CB #CB4437 #74CB37 #37BECB

split-complementary

#8E37CB #BECB37 #37CB44

monochromatic

#4B1C6C #6D299C #8E37CB #A968D8 #C598E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8E37CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8E37CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37CB

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37CB	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.218 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476dc',
    500: '#8e37cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37cb;
$custom-light: #b476dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.27,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53115,
    "c": 0.21787,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37CB

secondary

#A9D08E

accent

#E24686

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37CB

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

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