#8740D4#8740D4

#8740D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.215 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740D4
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 212)
HSL	hsl(269, 63%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 70%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 69.8%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 57.79, -64.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 86.56, 311.88°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.112 -0.1836)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.215 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7059, 13.5710, 63.6451)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740D4 #8DD440

analogous

#4043D4 #8740D4 #D140D4

triadic

#8740D4 #D48740 #40D487

tetradic

#8740D4 #D44043 #8DD440 #40D4D1

square

#8740D4 #D44043 #8DD440 #40D4D1

split-complementary

#8740D4 #D4D140 #43D440

monochromatic

#4B1C7D #6927AF #8740D4 #A672DF #C6A4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8740D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8740D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740D4

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740D4	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#766386

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.215 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ae2',
    500: '#8740d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740d4;
$custom-light: #b07ae2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.784,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53951,
    "c": 0.21512,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740D4

secondary

#B9D798

accent

#E64297

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A15

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740D4

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

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