#8742BB#8742BB

#8742BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.186 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742BB
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(274, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 50.93, -52.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 72.94, 314.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% 0.1128 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.186 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9077, 12.6354, 48.3415)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742BB #76BB42

analogous

#4B42BB #8742BB #BB42B3

triadic

#8742BB #BB8742 #42BB87

tetradic

#8742BB #BB4B42 #76BB42 #42B3BB

square

#8742BB #BB4B42 #76BB42 #42B3BB

split-complementary

#8742BB #B3BB42 #42BB4B

monochromatic

#462261 #66328E #8742BB #A46ECC #C09CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8742BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8742BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742BB

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742BB	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2964B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.186 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bd0',
    500: '#8742bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742bb;
$custom-light: #ae7bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.215,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52394,
    "c": 0.18585,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742BB

secondary

#A9C891

accent

#D7508A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742BB

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

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