#8740BF#8740BF

#8740BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.193 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740BF
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(274, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 52.83, -54.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 76.04, 314.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.1148 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.193 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2270, 12.5795, 50.5899)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740BF #78BF40

analogous

#4740BF #8740BF #BF40B8

triadic

#8740BF #BF8740 #40BF87

tetradic

#8740BF #BF4740 #78BF40 #40B8BF

square

#8740BF #BF4740 #78BF40 #40B8BF

split-complementary

#8740BF #B8BF40 #40BF47

monochromatic

#462163 #673191 #8740BF #A46ECE #C19CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8740BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8740BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740BF

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740BF	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2064BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.193 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ad3',
    500: '#8740bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740bf;
$custom-light: #ae7ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.543,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52417,
    "c": 0.19284,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740BF

secondary

#AACA91

accent

#D94E8C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740BF

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

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