#8740D0#8740D0

#8740D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.211 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740D0
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 208)
HSL	hsl(270, 61%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 69.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.32, 56.83, -62.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.32, 84.56, 312.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.1127 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.211 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.2075, 13.3717, 61.0206)
Luminance	0.1337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740D0 #89D040

analogous

#4041D0 #8740D0 #CF40D0

triadic

#8740D0 #D08740 #40D087

tetradic

#8740D0 #D04041 #89D040 #40D0CF

square

#8740D0 #D04041 #89D040 #40D0CF

split-complementary

#8740D0 #D0CF40 #41D040

monochromatic

#4A1E78 #692AA9 #8740D0 #A671DC #C5A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8740D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8740D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740D0

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740D0	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.211 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07adf',
    500: '#8740d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740d0;
$custom-light: #b07adf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.583,
    "s": 60.504,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5365,
    "c": 0.21089,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740D0

secondary

#B6D597

accent

#E44495

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740D0

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

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