#8740CF#8740CF

#8740CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.210 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740CF
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(270, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.25, 56.59, -62.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.25, 84.06, 312.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1128 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.21 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.0849, 13.3226, 60.3747)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740CF #88CF40

analogous

#4040CF #8740CF #CE40CF

triadic

#8740CF #CF8740 #40CF87

tetradic

#8740CF #CF4040 #88CF40 #40CFCE

square

#8740CF #CF4040 #88CF40 #40CFCE

split-complementary

#8740CF #CFCE40 #40CF40

monochromatic

#4A1E77 #682AA8 #8740CF #A671DB #C4A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8740CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8740CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740CF

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740CF	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.210 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7adf',
    500: '#8740cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740cf;
$custom-light: #af7adf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.79,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53575,
    "c": 0.20983,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740CF

secondary

#B6D497

accent

#E34594

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740CF

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

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