#8740C2#8740C2

#8740C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.196 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740C2
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(273, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 53.53, -56.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 77.55, 313.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.1145 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.196 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.5605, 12.7129, 52.3465)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740C2 #7BC240

analogous

#4640C2 #8740C2 #C240BC

triadic

#8740C2 #C28740 #40C287

tetradic

#8740C2 #C24640 #7BC240 #40BCC2

square

#8740C2 #C24640 #7BC240 #40BCC2

split-complementary

#8740C2 #BCC240 #40C246

monochromatic

#472167 #673095 #8740C2 #A46ED1 #C19DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#8740C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8740C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740C2

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740C2	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A64BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.196 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ad5',
    500: '#8740c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740c2;
$custom-light: #ae7ad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.769,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52629,
    "c": 0.19603,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740C2

secondary

#ACCC92

accent

#DB4D8D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740C2

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

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