#8742CB#8742CB

#8742CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.203 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742CB
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 54.69, -59.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 81.01, 312.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.52% 0.1113 -0.1699)
OKLCH	oklch(53.52% 0.203 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7169, 13.3591, 57.8701)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742CB #86CB42

analogous

#4342CB #8742CB #CB42CA

triadic

#8742CB #CB8742 #42CB87

tetradic

#8742CB #CB4342 #86CB42 #42CACB

square

#8742CB #CB4342 #86CB42 #42CACB

split-complementary

#8742CB #CACB42 #42CB43

monochromatic

#4A2073 #682DA3 #8742CB #A572D8 #C4A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8742CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8742CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742CB

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742CB	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.203 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bdc',
    500: '#8742cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742cb;
$custom-light: #af7bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.219,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53524,
    "c": 0.20309,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742CB

secondary

#B4D297

accent

#E04893

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742CB

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

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