#8740BA#8740BA

#8740BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.188 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740BA
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(275, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 51.67, -52.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 73.53, 314.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.1152 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.188 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6862, 12.3632, 47.7414)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740BA #73BA40

analogous

#4A40BA #8740BA #BA40B0

triadic

#8740BA #BA8740 #40BA87

tetradic

#8740BA #BA4A40 #73BA40 #40B0BA

square

#8740BA #BA4A40 #73BA40 #40B0BA

split-complementary

#8740BA #B0BA40 #40BA4A

monochromatic

#45215F #66308C #8740BA #A46BCC #C099DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8740BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8740BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740BA

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740BA	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2863B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.188 307.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.918,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52069,
    "c": 0.18752,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740BA

secondary

#A6C88E

accent

#D84F89

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740BA

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

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