#8740CE#8740CE

#8740CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.209 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740CE
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(270, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, 56.35, -61.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 83.56, 312.41°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.113 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.209 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9630, 13.2739, 59.7329)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740CE #87CE40

analogous

#4040CE #8740CE #CE40CE

triadic

#8740CE #CE8740 #40CE87

tetradic

#8740CE #CE4040 #87CE40 #40CECE

square

#8740CE #CE4040 #87CE40 #40CECE

split-complementary

#8740CE #CECE40 #40CE40

monochromatic

#4A1E75 #682BA6 #8740CE #A671DA #C4A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8740CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8740CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740CE

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740CE	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.209 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ade',
    500: '#8740ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740ce;
$custom-light: #af7ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53501,
    "c": 0.20877,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740CE

secondary

#B5D496

accent

#E24594

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740CE

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

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