#8F37BD#8F37BD

#8F37BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.205 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F37BD
RGB	rgb(143, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 58.12, -54.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 79.54, 316.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1352 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.205 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8775, 12.2467, 49.3456)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F37BD #65BD37

analogous

#4C37BD #8F37BD #BD37A8

triadic

#8F37BD #BD8F37 #37BD8F

tetradic

#8F37BD #BD4C37 #65BD37 #37A8BD

square

#8F37BD #BD4C37 #65BD37 #37A8BD

split-complementary

#8F37BD #A8BD37 #37BD4C

monochromatic

#471B5E #6B298E #8F37BD #AA60D1 #C490DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8F37BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8F37BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F37BD

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F37BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F37BD	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2464BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f37bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.205 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d2',
    500: '#8f37bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f37bd;
$custom-light: #b475d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f37bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.403,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52231,
    "c": 0.20456,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F37BD

secondary

#9DC986

accent

#DE4A7D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F37BD

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

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