#8742D2#8742D2

#8742D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.211 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742D2
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 210)
HSL	hsl(269, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 68.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, 56.37, -62.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 84.53, 311.83°)
OKLab	oklab(54.04% 0.1103 -0.1794)
OKLCH	oklch(54.04% 0.211 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5700, 13.7004, 62.3630)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742D2 #8DD242

analogous

#4245D2 #8742D2 #CF42D2

triadic

#8742D2 #D28742 #42D287

tetradic

#8742D2 #D24245 #8DD242 #42D2CF

square

#8742D2 #D24245 #8DD242 #42D2CF

split-complementary

#8742D2 #D2CF42 #45D242

monochromatic

#4B1E7C #6929AD #8742D2 #A673DE #C6A5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#8742D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8742D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742D2

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742D2	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#776485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.211 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07be1',
    500: '#8742d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742d2;
$custom-light: #b07be1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.75,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54039,
    "c": 0.21059,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742D2

secondary

#B9D799

accent

#E54397

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742D2

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

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