#8740DF#8740DF

#8740DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.227 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740DF
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(267, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.44, 60.44, -69.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.44, 92.02, 311.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.1101 -0.1982)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.227 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.1410, 14.1451, 71.2034)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740DF #98DF40

analogous

#4049DF #8740DF #D640DF

triadic

#8740DF #DF8740 #40DF87

tetradic

#8740DF #DF4049 #98DF40 #40DFD6

square

#8740DF #DF4049 #98DF40 #40DFD6

split-complementary

#8740DF #DFD640 #49DF40

monochromatic

#4C188D #6820C1 #8740DF #A874E8 #C9A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8740DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8740DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740DF

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740DF	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72688C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.227 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17bea',
    500: '#8740df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740df;
$custom-light: #b17bea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.792,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54799,
    "c": 0.22669,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740DF

secondary

#C1DE9D

accent

#EE3A9E

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740DF

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

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