#8740AF#8740AF

#8740AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.176 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740AF
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(278, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.08, 49.18, -46.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.08, 68.00, 316.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1158 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.176 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5615, 11.9133, 41.8181)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740AF #68AF40

analogous

#4F40AF #8740AF #AF40A0

triadic

#8740AF #AF8740 #40AF87

tetradic

#8740AF #AF4F40 #68AF40 #40A0AF

square

#8740AF #AF4F40 #68AF40 #40A0AF

split-complementary

#8740AF #A0AF40 #40AF4F

monochromatic

#421F55 #643082 #8740AF #A465C7 #BE92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#8740AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8740AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740AF

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740AF	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A5DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.176 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad79c7',
    500: '#8740af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740af;
$custom-light: #ad79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.378,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5133,
    "c": 0.17583,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740AF

secondary

#9DC388

accent

#D65281

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740AF

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

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