#8742B2#8742B2

#8742B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.176 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742B2
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(277, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 62.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 48.86, -47.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 68.39, 315.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.1133 -0.1349)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.176 310)
XYZ	xyz(19.9742, 12.2621, 43.4254)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742B2 #6DB242

analogous

#4F42B2 #8742B2 #B242A5

triadic

#8742B2 #B28742 #42B287

tetradic

#8742B2 #B24F42 #6DB242 #42A5B2

square

#8742B2 #B24F42 #6DB242 #42A5B2

split-complementary

#8742B2 #A5B242 #42B24F

monochromatic

#432159 #653185 #8742B2 #A46AC8 #BF96D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8742B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8742B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742B2

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742B2	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A5FB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3463AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.176 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7aca',
    500: '#8742b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742b2;
$custom-light: #ad7aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.964,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5179,
    "c": 0.17616,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.12262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742B2

secondary

#A1C48C

accent

#D65285

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742B2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →