#8742BE#8742BE

#8742BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.189 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742BE
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 51.63, -53.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 74.45, 313.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.1126 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.189 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2322, 12.7653, 50.0506)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742BE #79BE42

analogous

#4942BE #8742BE #BE42B7

triadic

#8742BE #BE8742 #42BE87

tetradic

#8742BE #BE4942 #79BE42 #42B7BE

square

#8742BE #BE4942 #79BE42 #42B7BE

split-complementary

#8742BE #B7BE42 #42BE49

monochromatic

#462263 #673291 #8742BE #A470CE #C19DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8742BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8742BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742BE

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742BE	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2565BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.189 306.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.387,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.526,
    "c": 0.18909,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742BE

secondary

#ABCA92

accent

#D84F8C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742BE

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

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