#8540B1#8540B1

#8540B1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.177 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540B1
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 177)
HSL	hsl(277, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 63.8%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 49.16, -48.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 68.97, 315.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1131 -0.1365)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.177 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4405, 11.8280, 42.8454)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540B1 #6CB140

analogous

#4C40B1 #8540B1 #B140A5

triadic

#8540B1 #B18540 #40B185

tetradic

#8540B1 #B14C40 #6CB140 #40A5B1

square

#8540B1 #B14C40 #6CB140 #40A5B1

split-complementary

#8540B1 #A5B140 #40B14C

monochromatic

#411F57 #633084 #8540B1 #A266C8 #BD93D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8540B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8540B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540B1

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540B1	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3062AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.177 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac79c9',
    500: '#8540b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540b1;
$custom-light: #ac79c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.637,
    "s": 46.888,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51216,
    "c": 0.17728,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540B1

secondary

#A0C389

accent

#D75185

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EEF8

border

#CFC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540B1

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

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