#8740BE#8740BE

#8740BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.192 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740BE
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.05, 52.60, -54.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.05, 75.54, 314.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.35% 0.1149 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(52.35% 0.192 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1174, 12.5356, 50.0124)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740BE #77BE40

analogous

#4840BE #8740BE #BE40B6

triadic

#8740BE #BE8740 #40BE87

tetradic

#8740BE #BE4840 #77BE40 #40B6BE

square

#8740BE #BE4840 #77BE40 #40B6BE

split-complementary

#8740BE #B6BE40 #40BE48

monochromatic

#462162 #663190 #8740BE #A46DCE #C09BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8740BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8740BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740BE

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740BE	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2264BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.192 306.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.81,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52347,
    "c": 0.19179,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740BE

secondary

#A9C990

accent

#D94F8B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740BE

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

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