#8F37D9#8F37D9

#8F37D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.232 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F37D9
RGB	rgb(143, 55, 217)
HSL	hsl(273, 68%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 75%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 74.7%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 64.26, -67.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 93.01, 313.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% 0.1304 -0.1915)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.232 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.2154, 13.5819, 66.9253)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F37D9 #81D937

analogous

#3E37D9 #8F37D9 #D937D2

triadic

#8F37D9 #D98F37 #37D98F

tetradic

#8F37D9 #D93E37 #81D937 #37D2D9

square

#8F37D9 #D93E37 #81D937 #37D2D9

split-complementary

#8F37D9 #D2D937 #37D93E

monochromatic

#4F187E #7022B1 #8F37D9 #AC6AE3 #C99EED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8F37D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8F37D9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F37D9

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F37D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F37D9	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816086

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f37d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 55, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.232 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b677e6',
    500: '#8f37d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f37d9;
$custom-light: #b677e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f37d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.593,
    "s": 68.067,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54298,
    "c": 0.23172,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F37D9

secondary

#B3D993

accent

#EB3D8C

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F37D9

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

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