#8740BB#8740BB

#8740BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.189 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740BB
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(275, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 51.90, -52.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 74.03, 314.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1151 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.189 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7928, 12.4058, 48.3033)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740BB #74BB40

analogous

#4A40BB #8740BB #BB40B2

triadic

#8740BB #BB8740 #40BB87

tetradic

#8740BB #BB4A40 #74BB40 #40B2BB

square

#8740BB #BB4A40 #74BB40 #40B2BB

split-complementary

#8740BB #B2BB40 #40BB4A

monochromatic

#452160 #66308D #8740BB #A46CCD #C099DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8740BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8740BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740BB

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740BB	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2763B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.189 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ad0',
    500: '#8740bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740bb;
$custom-light: #ae7ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.634,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52138,
    "c": 0.18859,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740BB

secondary

#A7C88F

accent

#D94F89

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740BB

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

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