#8742BC#8742BC

#8742BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.187 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742BC
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(274, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 51.16, -52.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 73.44, 314.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% 0.1127 -0.1491)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.187 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0151, 12.6784, 48.9073)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742BC #77BC42

analogous

#4A42BC #8742BC #BC42B4

triadic

#8742BC #BC8742 #42BC87

tetradic

#8742BC #BC4A42 #77BC42 #42B4BC

square

#8742BC #BC4A42 #77BC42 #42B4BC

split-complementary

#8742BC #B4BC42 #42BC4A

monochromatic

#462261 #66328F #8742BC #A46FCC #C09CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8742BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8742BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742BC

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742BC	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2864B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.187 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bd1',
    500: '#8742bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742bc;
$custom-light: #ae7bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.934,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52462,
    "c": 0.18693,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742BC

secondary

#A9C991

accent

#D8508B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742BC

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

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