#8740AD#8740AD

#8740AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.174 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740AD
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 173)
HSL	hsl(279, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 63%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.95, 48.73, -45.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.95, 67.00, 316.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.1159 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.174 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3665, 11.8353, 40.7913)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740AD #66AD40

analogous

#5140AD #8740AD #AD409D

triadic

#8740AD #AD8740 #40AD87

tetradic

#8740AD #AD5140 #66AD40 #409DAD

square

#8740AD #AD5140 #66AD40 #409DAD

split-complementary

#8740AD #9DAD40 #40AD51

monochromatic

#411F54 #642F80 #8740AD #A464C6 #BE91D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8740AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8740AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740AD

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740AD	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#105DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3762AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.174 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad79c6',
    500: '#8740ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740ad;
$custom-light: #ad79c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.083,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.512,
    "c": 0.1737,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740AD

secondary

#9CC287

accent

#D65280

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740AD

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

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