#8740B9#8740B9

#8740B9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.186 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740B9
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 185)
HSL	hsl(275, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 65.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.72, 51.44, -51.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.72, 73.02, 314.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.1153 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.186 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5802, 12.3208, 47.1835)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740B9 #72B940

analogous

#4B40B9 #8740B9 #B940AF

triadic

#8740B9 #B98740 #40B987

tetradic

#8740B9 #B94B40 #72B940 #40AFB9

square

#8740B9 #B94B40 #72B940 #40AFB9

split-complementary

#8740B9 #AFB940 #40B94B

monochromatic

#45215E #66308C #8740B9 #A46BCC #C098DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8740B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8740B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740B9

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740B9	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2963B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.186 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79cf',
    500: '#8740b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740b9;
$custom-light: #ae79cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.207,
    "s": 48.594,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52,
    "c": 0.18646,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740B9

secondary

#A5C78E

accent

#D85088

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740B9

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

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