#8740C8#8740C8

#8740C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.202 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740C8
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(271, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.74, 54.93, -58.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.74, 80.56, 312.99°)
OKLab	oklab(53.06% 0.1138 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(53.06% 0.202 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2480, 12.9879, 55.9672)
Luminance	0.1299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740C8 #81C840

analogous

#4340C8 #8740C8 #C840C5

triadic

#8740C8 #C88740 #40C887

tetradic

#8740C8 #C84340 #81C840 #40C5C8

square

#8740C8 #C84340 #81C840 #40C5C8

split-complementary

#8740C8 #C5C840 #40C843

monochromatic

#49206E #682D9D #8740C8 #A570D6 #C39FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#8740C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8740C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740C8

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740C8	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0565C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.202 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ada',
    500: '#8740c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740c8;
$custom-light: #af7ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.324,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5306,
    "c": 0.20242,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740C8

secondary

#B1D094

accent

#DF4991

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740C8

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

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