#8740AA#8740AA

#8740AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.171 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740AA
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 170)
HSL	hsl(280, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 62.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 48.07, -44.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 65.50, 317.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% 0.1159 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.171 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0795, 11.7205, 39.2796)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740AA #63AA40

analogous

#5240AA #8740AA #AA4098

triadic

#8740AA #AA8740 #40AA87

tetradic

#8740AA #AA5240 #63AA40 #4098AA

square

#8740AA #AA5240 #63AA40 #4098AA

split-complementary

#8740AA #98AA40 #40AA52

monochromatic

#401F51 #642F7E #8740AA #A463C4 #BE8FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8740AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8740AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740AA

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740AA	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#175CAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3962A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.171 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad79c4',
    500: '#8740aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740aa;
$custom-light: #ad79c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.189,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51006,
    "c": 0.17052,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740AA

secondary

#99C086

accent

#D5537E

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EEF8

border

#CFC9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740AA

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

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