#8740D5#8740D5

#8740D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.216 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740D5
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 213)
HSL	hsl(269, 64%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 70%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 70%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 58.03, -64.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 87.06, 311.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% 0.1119 -0.185)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.216 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8324, 13.6216, 64.3115)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740D5 #8ED540

analogous

#4044D5 #8740D5 #D240D5

triadic

#8740D5 #D58740 #40D587

tetradic

#8740D5 #D54044 #8ED540 #40D5D2

square

#8740D5 #D54044 #8ED540 #40D5D2

split-complementary

#8740D5 #D5D240 #44D540

monochromatic

#4B1C7F #6927B1 #8740D5 #A772E0 #C6A4EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8740D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8740D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740D5

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740D5	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#766486

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.216 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ae3',
    500: '#8740d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740d5;
$custom-light: #b07ae3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.591,
    "s": 63.948,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54027,
    "c": 0.21617,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740D5

secondary

#BAD899

accent

#E74198

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740D5

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

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