#8740E0#8740E0

#8740E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.228 H 298.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8740E0
RGB	rgb(135, 64, 224)
HSL	hsl(267, 72%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 71%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 60.68, -69.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 92.52, 310.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.88% 0.1099 -0.1995)
OKLCH	oklch(54.88% 0.228 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.2762, 14.1992, 71.9156)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8740E0 #99E040

analogous

#4049E0 #8740E0 #D740E0

triadic

#8740E0 #E08740 #40E087

tetradic

#8740E0 #E04049 #99E040 #40E0D7

square

#8740E0 #E04049 #99E040 #40E0D7

split-complementary

#8740E0 #E0D740 #49E040

monochromatic

#4C178E #6820C3 #8740E0 #A875E9 #C9A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8740E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8740E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8740E0

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8740E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8740E0	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72688C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8740e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 64, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.228 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17beb',
    500: '#8740e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8740e0;
$custom-light: #b17beb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8740e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.625,
    "s": 72.072,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54877,
    "c": 0.22775,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8740E0

secondary

#C2DF9D

accent

#EF399E

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8740E0

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

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