#8742CE#8742CE

#8742CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.206 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742CE
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(270, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.51, 55.41, -61.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.51, 82.52, 312.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.74% 0.1109 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(53.74% 0.206 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.0778, 13.5035, 59.7712)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742CE #89CE42

analogous

#4243CE #8742CE #CD42CE

triadic

#8742CE #CE8742 #42CE87

tetradic

#8742CE #CE4243 #89CE42 #42CECD

square

#8742CE #CE4243 #89CE42 #42CECD

split-complementary

#8742CE #CECD42 #43CE42

monochromatic

#4A1F77 #692BA7 #8742CE #A673DB #C5A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#8742CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8742CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742CE

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742CE	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.206 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bde',
    500: '#8742ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742ce;
$custom-light: #af7bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.571,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53743,
    "c": 0.20631,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742CE

secondary

#B6D498

accent

#E24695

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742CE

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

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