#8540AA#8540AA

#8540AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.170 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540AA
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 170)
HSL	hsl(279, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 47.58, -44.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 65.45, 316.63°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.1133 -0.1264)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.17 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7606, 11.5561, 39.2647)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540AA #65AA40

analogous

#5040AA #8540AA #AA409A

triadic

#8540AA #AA8540 #40AA85

tetradic

#8540AA #AA5040 #65AA40 #409AAA

square

#8540AA #AA5040 #65AA40 #409AAA

split-complementary

#8540AA #9AAA40 #40AA50

monochromatic

#3F1F51 #622F7E #8540AA #A263C4 #BD8FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8540AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8540AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540AA

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540AA	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#155CAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3761A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.170 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac79c4',
    500: '#8540aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540aa;
$custom-light: #ac79c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.057,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50756,
    "c": 0.16978,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540AA

secondary

#9AC086

accent

#D55380

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540AA

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

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