#8740BC#8740BC

#8740BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.190 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740BC
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(274, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(274, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, 52.13, -53.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 74.53, 314.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.115 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.19 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9003, 12.4488, 48.8690)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740BC #75BC40

analogous

#4940BC #8740BC #BC40B3

triadic

#8740BC #BC8740 #40BC87

tetradic

#8740BC #BC4940 #75BC40 #40B3BC

square

#8740BC #BC4940 #75BC40 #40B3BC

split-complementary

#8740BC #B3BC40 #40BC49

monochromatic

#452161 #66308E #8740BC #A46CCD #C09ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8740BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8740BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740BC

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740BC	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2564B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.190 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ad1',
    500: '#8740bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740bc;
$custom-light: #ae7ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.355,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52207,
    "c": 0.18965,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740BC

secondary

#A8C98F

accent

#D94F8A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740BC

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

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