#8740C3#8740C3

#8740C3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.197 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740C3
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 195)
HSL	hsl(273, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 67.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 53.76, -56.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 78.05, 313.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.7% 0.1144 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(52.7% 0.197 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.6732, 12.7580, 52.9399)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740C3 #7CC340

analogous

#4540C3 #8740C3 #C340BD

triadic

#8740C3 #C38740 #40C387

tetradic

#8740C3 #C34540 #7CC340 #40BDC3

square

#8740C3 #C34540 #7CC340 #40BDC3

split-complementary

#8740C3 #BDC340 #40C345

monochromatic

#472168 #672F97 #8740C3 #A46FD2 #C29DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8740C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8740C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740C3

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740C3	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1764C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.197 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ad6',
    500: '#8740c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740c3;
$custom-light: #ae7ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.519,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.527,
    "c": 0.1971,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740C3

secondary

#ADCC92

accent

#DC4C8E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740C3

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

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