#8540A4#8540A4

#8540A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.163 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540A4
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 164)
HSL	hsl(281, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 61%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 46.25, -41.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 62.44, 317.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.1133 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.163 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2060, 11.3342, 36.3434)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540A4 #5FA440

analogous

#5340A4 #8540A4 #A44091

triadic

#8540A4 #A48540 #40A485

tetradic

#8540A4 #A45340 #5FA440 #4091A4

square

#8540A4 #A45340 #5FA440 #4091A4

split-complementary

#8540A4 #91A440 #40A453

monochromatic

#3E1E4C #612F78 #8540A4 #A360C1 #BD8CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8540A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8540A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540A4

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540A4	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F5BA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C60A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82526C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.163 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79bf',
    500: '#8540a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540a4;
$custom-light: #ab79bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.4,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50375,
    "c": 0.16337,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540A4

secondary

#95BD83

accent

#D4547C

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF7

border

#CEC9D0

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540A4

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

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