#8740C7#8740C7

#8740C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.201 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740C7
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(272, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 54.70, -58.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 80.06, 313.10°)
OKLab	oklab(52.99% 0.1139 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(52.99% 0.201 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1315, 12.9413, 55.3537)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740C7 #80C740

analogous

#4440C7 #8740C7 #C740C3

triadic

#8740C7 #C78740 #40C787

tetradic

#8740C7 #C74440 #80C740 #40C3C7

square

#8740C7 #C74440 #80C740 #40C3C7

split-complementary

#8740C7 #C3C740 #40C744

monochromatic

#48206D #682E9C #8740C7 #A56FD5 #C29FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8740C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8740C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740C7

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740C7	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A65C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5E7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.201 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ad9',
    500: '#8740c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740c7;
$custom-light: #af7ad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.556,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52987,
    "c": 0.20135,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740C7

secondary

#B0CF94

accent

#DE4A90

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740C7

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

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