#8742BF#8742BF

#8742BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.190 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742BF
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(273, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 51.86, -54.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 74.96, 313.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.67% 0.1125 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(52.67% 0.19 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3418, 12.8091, 50.6282)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742BF #7ABF42

analogous

#4842BF #8742BF #BF42B8

triadic

#8742BF #BF8742 #42BF87

tetradic

#8742BF #BF4842 #7ABF42 #42B8BF

square

#8742BF #BF4842 #7ABF42 #42B8BF

split-complementary

#8742BF #B8BF42 #42BF48

monochromatic

#472265 #673292 #8742BF #A470CE #C19DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8742BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8742BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742BF

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742BF	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2365BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.190 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bd3',
    500: '#8742bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742bf;
$custom-light: #ae7bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.12,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52669,
    "c": 0.19016,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742BF

secondary

#ACCA93

accent

#D94F8D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742BF

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

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