#8740CC#8740CC

#8740CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.207 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740CC
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(270, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.03, 55.88, -60.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.03, 82.56, 312.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% 0.1133 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.207 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7216, 13.1773, 58.4615)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740CC #85CC40

analogous

#4140CC #8740CC #CC40CB

triadic

#8740CC #CC8740 #40CC87

tetradic

#8740CC #CC4140 #85CC40 #40CBCC

square

#8740CC #CC4140 #85CC40 #40CBCC

split-complementary

#8740CC #CBCC40 #40CC41

monochromatic

#491F73 #682CA3 #8740CC #A570D9 #C4A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#8740CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8740CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740CC

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740CC	1.00	5.78	3.64	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.207 303.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.429,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53353,
    "c": 0.20665,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740CC

secondary

#B3D295

accent

#E14793

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740CC

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

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