#8742BD#8742BD

#8742BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.188 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742BD
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(274, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, 51.39, -53.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 73.95, 314.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.1127 -0.1505)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.188 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1233, 12.7217, 49.4770)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742BD #78BD42

analogous

#4A42BD #8742BD #BD42B5

triadic

#8742BD #BD8742 #42BD87

tetradic

#8742BD #BD4A42 #78BD42 #42B5BD

square

#8742BD #BD4A42 #78BD42 #42B5BD

split-complementary

#8742BD #B5BD42 #42BD4A

monochromatic

#462262 #673290 #8742BD #A46FCD #C19DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#8742BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8742BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742BD

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742BD	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2764BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.188 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bd2',
    500: '#8742bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742bd;
$custom-light: #ae7bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.659,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52531,
    "c": 0.18801,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742BD

secondary

#AAC992

accent

#D8508C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742BD

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

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