#8740BD#8740BD

#8740BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.191 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740BD
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(274, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.99, 52.36, -53.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.99, 75.03, 314.26°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.115 -0.1522)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.191 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0084, 12.4921, 49.4387)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740BD #76BD40

analogous

#4940BD #8740BD #BD40B5

triadic

#8740BD #BD8740 #40BD87

tetradic

#8740BD #BD4940 #76BD40 #40B5BD

square

#8740BD #BD4940 #76BD40 #40B5BD

split-complementary

#8740BD #B5BD40 #40BD49

monochromatic

#462162 #66318F #8740BD #A46DCD #C09ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#8740BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8740BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740BD

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740BD	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2364BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.191 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ad2',
    500: '#8740bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740bd;
$custom-light: #ae7ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.08,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52277,
    "c": 0.19072,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740BD

secondary

#A9C990

accent

#D94F8B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740BD

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

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