#8740A2#8740A2

#8740A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.162 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740A2
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 162)
HSL	hsl(283, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 60.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 46.33, -40.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 61.53, 318.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.1159 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.162 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.3456, 11.4269, 35.4146)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740A2 #5BA240

analogous

#5640A2 #8740A2 #A2408C

triadic

#8740A2 #A28740 #40A287

tetradic

#8740A2 #A25640 #5BA240 #408CA2

square

#8740A2 #A25640 #5BA240 #408CA2

split-complementary

#8740A2 #8CA240 #40A256

monochromatic

#3E1D4A #622F76 #8740A2 #A55FC0 #BE8BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8740A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8740A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740A2

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740A2	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4061A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85516B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.162 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad79be',
    500: '#8740a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740a2;
$custom-light: #ad79be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.469,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50505,
    "c": 0.16209,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740A2

secondary

#92BC82

accent

#D35578

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EEF7

border

#CFC9D0

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740A2

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

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