#8742D9#8742D9

#8742D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.218 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8742D9
RGB	rgb(135, 66, 217)
HSL	hsl(267, 67%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(267, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 69.6%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.31, 58.06, -66.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.31, 88.03, 311.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.1093 -0.1887)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.218 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4612, 14.0569, 67.0567)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8742D9 #94D942

analogous

#4248D9 #8742D9 #D242D9

triadic

#8742D9 #D98742 #42D987

tetradic

#8742D9 #D94248 #94D942 #42D9D2

square

#8742D9 #D94248 #94D942 #42D9D2

split-complementary

#8742D9 #D9D242 #48D942

monochromatic

#4C1B86 #6925B9 #8742D9 #A775E3 #C8A8ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8742D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8742D9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8742D9

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8742D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8742D9	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#746689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8742d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 66, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.218 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ce6',
    500: '#8742d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8742d9;
$custom-light: #b07ce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8742d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.417,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54568,
    "c": 0.21806,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8742D9

secondary

#BEDB9C

accent

#E93E9B

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8742D9

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

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