#8740B0#8740B0

#8740B0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.177 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740B0
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 176)
HSL	hsl(278, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 63.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.14, 49.40, -47.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.14, 68.51, 316.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.1158 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.177 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6601, 11.9527, 42.3373)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740B0 #69B040

analogous

#4F40B0 #8740B0 #B040A1

triadic

#8740B0 #B08740 #40B087

tetradic

#8740B0 #B04F40 #69B040 #40A1B0

square

#8740B0 #B04F40 #69B040 #40A1B0

split-complementary

#8740B0 #A1B040 #40B04F

monochromatic

#421F56 #653083 #8740B0 #A466C7 #BE93D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8740B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8740B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740B0

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740B0	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#065EB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3462AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.177 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad79c8',
    500: '#8740b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740b0;
$custom-light: #ad79c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.036,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51396,
    "c": 0.17688,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740B0

secondary

#9EC389

accent

#D65182

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740B0

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

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