All About Color #8740CE

#8740CE

About #8740CE

#8740CE is a medium purple color with the hex code #8740CE. In RGB it is red 135, green 64, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 59%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 34%, 69%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 5.75:1 on white and 3.65:1 on black.

#8740CE Color Conversion

Hex triplet87, 40, CE
CMYK34.47%, 68.93%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal135, 64, 206
HSL270°, 59%, 53%
RGB Octal207, 100, 316
HSV (HSB)270.00°, 68.93%, 80.78%
RGB Binary10000111, 1000000, 11001110
CIE-L*AB43.17, 56.37, -61.71
RGB Percent52.94%, 25.10%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH43.17, 83.58, 312.41
XYZ22.97, 13.27, 59.74
CIE-L*UV43.17, 17.44, -95.77
xyY0.24, 0.14, 13.27
Hunter-Lab36.43, 48.76, -71.72
RYB52.94%, 25.10%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8740CE on a dark background: contrast 3.65:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8740CE on a light background: contrast 5.75:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8740CE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8740CE · #B589E1 · #59258E · #87CE40 · #B5E189

Analogous palette

#4087CE · #4040CE · #8740CE · #CE40CE · #CE4087

Triadic palette

#8740CE · #CE8740 · #40CE87 · #B589E1 · #E1B589

Tetradic palette

#8740CE · #CE4040 · #87CE40 · #40CECE · #59258E

Monochromatic palette

#3B185D · #61289A · #8740CE · #AD7DDE · #D4BAED

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