#8740B7#8740B7

#8740B7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.184 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740B7
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 183)
HSL	hsl(276, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 65%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 65%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 50.99, -50.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 72.02, 315.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1154 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.184 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.3706, 12.2369, 46.0794)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740B7 #70B740

analogous

#4B40B7 #8740B7 #B740AB

triadic

#8740B7 #B78740 #40B787

tetradic

#8740B7 #B74B40 #70B740 #40ABB7

square

#8740B7 #B74B40 #70B740 #40ABB7

split-complementary

#8740B7 #ABB740 #40B74B

monochromatic

#44205C #66308A #8740B7 #A369CB #BF97DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8740B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8740B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740B7

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740B7	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C63B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.184 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79cd',
    500: '#8740b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740b7;
$custom-light: #ae79cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.798,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51864,
    "c": 0.18433,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740B7

secondary

#A4C68D

accent

#D85087

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740B7

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

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