#8E37CF#8E37CF

#8E37CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.222 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37CF
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 207)
HSL	hsl(274, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 73.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.75, 61.85, -62.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.75, 88.24, 314.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% 0.1311 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.222 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7815, 12.9884, 60.2736)
Luminance	0.1299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37CF #78CF37

analogous

#4237CF #8E37CF #CF37C4

triadic

#8E37CF #CF8E37 #37CF8E

tetradic

#8E37CF #CF4237 #78CF37 #37C4CF

square

#8E37CF #CF4237 #78CF37 #37C4CF

split-complementary

#8E37CF #C4CF37 #37CF42

monochromatic

#4C1B71 #6D27A2 #8E37CF #AA68DB #C69AE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#8E37CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8E37CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37CF

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37CF	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.222 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b576df',
    500: '#8e37cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37cf;
$custom-light: #b576df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.342,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53414,
    "c": 0.22177,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37CF

secondary

#ACD28F

accent

#E44388

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37CF

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

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