#8F37BE#8F37BE

#8F37BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.206 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F37BE
RGB	rgb(143, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 58.34, -54.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 80.03, 316.80°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1351 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.206 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9864, 12.2903, 49.9193)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F37BE #66BE37

analogous

#4B37BE #8F37BE #BE37A9

triadic

#8F37BE #BE8F37 #37BE8F

tetradic

#8F37BE #BE4B37 #66BE37 #37A9BE

square

#8F37BE #BE4B37 #66BE37 #37A9BE

split-complementary

#8F37BE #A9BE37 #37BE4B

monochromatic

#481C5F #6B298F #8F37BE #AA61D1 #C490DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8F37BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8F37BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F37BE

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F37BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F37BE	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2264BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f37be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.206 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b475d2',
    500: '#8f37be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f37be;
$custom-light: #b475d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f37be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.111,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52301,
    "c": 0.20553,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F37BE

secondary

#9ECA87

accent

#DE497D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F37BE

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

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