#8742CF#8742CF

#8742CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.207 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742CF
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(269, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.58, 55.65, -61.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.58, 83.02, 312.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1108 -0.1753)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.207 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.1997, 13.5523, 60.4130)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742CF #8ACF42

analogous

#4243CF #8742CF #CE42CF

triadic

#8742CF #CF8742 #42CF87

tetradic

#8742CF #CF4243 #8ACF42 #42CFCE

square

#8742CF #CF4243 #8ACF42 #42CFCE

split-complementary

#8742CF #CFCE42 #43CF42

monochromatic

#4A1F78 #692BA9 #8742CF #A673DB #C5A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8742CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8742CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742CF

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742CF	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.207 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bdf',
    500: '#8742cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742cf;
$custom-light: #af7bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.362,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53817,
    "c": 0.20737,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742CF

secondary

#B7D598

accent

#E34596

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742CF

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

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