#8742BA#8742BA

#8742BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.185 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742BA
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 186)
HSL	hsl(275, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 64.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 50.70, -51.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 72.43, 314.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.33% 0.1129 -0.1463)
OKLCH	oklch(52.33% 0.185 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8010, 12.5928, 47.7797)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742BA #75BA42

analogous

#4B42BA #8742BA #BA42B1

triadic

#8742BA #BA8742 #42BA87

tetradic

#8742BA #BA4B42 #75BA42 #42B1BA

square

#8742BA #BA4B42 #75BA42 #42B1BA

split-complementary

#8742BA #B1BA42 #42BA4B

monochromatic

#452260 #66328D #8742BA #A46ECB #C09BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8742BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8742BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742BA

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742BA	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B64B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.185 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bcf',
    500: '#8742ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742ba;
$custom-light: #ae7bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.5,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52325,
    "c": 0.18478,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742BA

secondary

#A8C890

accent

#D7518A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742BA

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

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