#8740CA#8740CA

#8740CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.205 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740CA
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, 55.41, -59.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 81.56, 312.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% 0.1135 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.205 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.4833, 13.0820, 57.2063)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740CA #83CA40

analogous

#4240CA #8740CA #CA40C8

triadic

#8740CA #CA8740 #40CA87

tetradic

#8740CA #CA4240 #83CA40 #40C8CA

square

#8740CA #CA4240 #83CA40 #40C8CA

split-complementary

#8740CA #C8CA40 #40CA42

monochromatic

#491F70 #682CA0 #8740CA #A570D7 #C3A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8740CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8740CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740CA

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740CA	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.205 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7adb',
    500: '#8740ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740ca;
$custom-light: #af7adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.87,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53206,
    "c": 0.20453,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740CA

secondary

#B2D195

accent

#E04892

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740CA

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

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