#8740DD#8740DD

#8740DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.225 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740DD
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 221)
HSL	hsl(267, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.29, 59.96, -68.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.29, 91.03, 311.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1105 -0.1955)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.225 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8729, 14.0379, 69.7917)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740DD #96DD40

analogous

#4047DD #8740DD #D640DD

triadic

#8740DD #DD8740 #40DD87

tetradic

#8740DD #DD4047 #96DD40 #40DDD6

square

#8740DD #DD4047 #96DD40 #40DDD6

split-complementary

#8740DD #DDD640 #47DD40

monochromatic

#4C198A #6822BE #8740DD #A874E6 #C8A8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8740DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8740DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740DD

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740DD	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73678B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.225 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17be9',
    500: '#8740dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740dd;
$custom-light: #b17be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.134,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54642,
    "c": 0.22459,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740DD

secondary

#C0DD9C

accent

#ED3B9C

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740DD

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

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