#8F37C5#8F37C5

#8F37C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.212 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F37C5
RGB	rgb(143, 55, 197)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 59.85, -58.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 83.39, 315.86°)
OKLab	oklab(52.8% 0.1341 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(52.8% 0.212 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7699, 12.6037, 54.0457)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F37C5 #6DC537

analogous

#4837C5 #8F37C5 #C537B4

triadic

#8F37C5 #C58F37 #37C58F

tetradic

#8F37C5 #C54837 #6DC537 #37B4C5

square

#8F37C5 #C54837 #6DC537 #37B4C5

split-complementary

#8F37C5 #B4C537 #37C548

monochromatic

#4A1C65 #6C2A95 #8F37C5 #AA65D4 #C495E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8F37C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8F37C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F37C5

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F37C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F37C5	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1365C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87577B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f37c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 55, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.212 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b576d7',
    500: '#8f37c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f37c5;
$custom-light: #b576d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f37c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.183,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52801,
    "c": 0.21231,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F37C5

secondary

#A4CD8B

accent

#E04882

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F37C5

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

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