#8742CC#8742CC

#8742CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.204 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742CC
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(270, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.37, 54.93, -60.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.37, 81.52, 312.37°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1112 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.204 303)
XYZ	xyz(22.8364, 13.4070, 58.4997)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742CC #87CC42

analogous

#4242CC #8742CC #CC42CC

triadic

#8742CC #CC8742 #42CC87

tetradic

#8742CC #CC4242 #87CC42 #42CCCC

square

#8742CC #CC4242 #87CC42 #42CCCC

split-complementary

#8742CC #CCCC42 #42CC42

monochromatic

#4A1F74 #682CA4 #8742CC #A672D9 #C4A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8742CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8742CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742CC

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742CC	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.204 303.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53597,
    "c": 0.20416,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.13407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742CC

secondary

#B5D397

accent

#E14794

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742CC

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

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