#8F37C3#8F37C3
#8F37C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.210 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F37C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 55, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.02, 59.41, -57.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.02, 82.43, 316.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.66% 0.1344 -0.1618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.66% 0.21 309.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5423, 12.5126, 52.8468) |
| Luminance | 0.1251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 1.93
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.17
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.65
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.69
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.54
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F37C3 #6BC337
analogous
#4937C3 #8F37C3 #C337B1
triadic
#8F37C3 #C38F37 #37C38F
tetradic
#8F37C3 #C34937 #6BC337 #37B1C3
square
#8F37C3 #C34937 #6BC337 #37B1C3
split-complementary
#8F37C3 #B1C337 #37C349
monochromatic
#491C64 #6C2A93 #8F37C3 #AA64D3 #C494E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.00
#8F37C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#8F37C3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8F37C3
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F37C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F37C3 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005FC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1864C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88577A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f37c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 55, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.210 309.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b476d6',
500: '#8f37c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f37c3; $custom-light: #b476d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f37c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 55,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.714,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52657,
"c": 0.21038,
"h": 309.7
},
"luminance": 0.12512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F37C3
secondary
#A2CC8A
accent
#DF4981
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#120914
muted
#817B83