#8740D1#8740D1

#8740D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.212 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740D1
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 209)
HSL	hsl(269, 61%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 69.4%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, 57.07, -63.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 85.06, 312.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% 0.1125 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.212 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3310, 13.4211, 61.6706)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740D1 #8AD140

analogous

#4041D1 #8740D1 #CF40D1

triadic

#8740D1 #D18740 #40D187

tetradic

#8740D1 #D14041 #8AD140 #40D1CF

square

#8740D1 #D14041 #8AD140 #40D1CF

split-complementary

#8740D1 #D1CF40 #41D140

monochromatic

#4A1D79 #6929AB #8740D1 #A671DD #C5A3E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8740D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8740D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740D1

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740D1	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.212 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ae0',
    500: '#8740d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740d1;
$custom-light: #b07ae0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.379,
    "s": 61.181,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53725,
    "c": 0.21195,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740D1

secondary

#B7D597

accent

#E44496

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740D1

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

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