#8740CB#8740CB

#8740CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.206 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740CB
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 55.64, -60.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 82.06, 312.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% 0.1134 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.206 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6021, 13.1295, 57.8318)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740CB #84CB40

analogous

#4140CB #8740CB #CB40CA

triadic

#8740CB #CB8740 #40CB87

tetradic

#8740CB #CB4140 #84CB40 #40CACB

square

#8740CB #CB4140 #84CB40 #40CACB

split-complementary

#8740CB #CACB40 #40CB41

monochromatic

#491F72 #682CA2 #8740CB #A570D8 #C3A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8740CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8740CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740CB

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740CB	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.206 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7adc',
    500: '#8740cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740cb;
$custom-light: #af7adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.647,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53279,
    "c": 0.2056,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740CB

secondary

#B3D295

accent

#E04792

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740CB

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

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