#8742CD#8742CD

#8742CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.205 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742CD
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 55.17, -60.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 82.02, 312.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% 0.111 -0.1726)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.205 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9568, 13.4551, 59.1334)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742CD #88CD42

analogous

#4242CD #8742CD #CC42CD

triadic

#8742CD #CD8742 #42CD87

tetradic

#8742CD #CD4242 #88CD42 #42CDCC

square

#8742CD #CD4242 #88CD42 #42CDCC

split-complementary

#8742CD #CDCC42 #42CD42

monochromatic

#4A1F76 #682CA6 #8742CD #A672DA #C4A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8742CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8742CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742CD

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742CD	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.205 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bdd',
    500: '#8742cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742cd;
$custom-light: #af7bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.784,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5367,
    "c": 0.20523,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742CD

secondary

#B6D397

accent

#E14694

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742CD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →