#8540B2#8540B2

#8540B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.178 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540B2
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 178)
HSL	hsl(276, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(276, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 64%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.01, 49.39, -48.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.01, 69.48, 315.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% 0.1131 -0.1379)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.178 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5406, 11.8680, 43.3722)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540B2 #6DB240

analogous

#4C40B2 #8540B2 #B240A6

triadic

#8540B2 #B28540 #40B285

tetradic

#8540B2 #B24C40 #6DB240 #40A6B2

square

#8540B2 #B24C40 #6DB240 #40A6B2

split-complementary

#8540B2 #A6B240 #40B24C

monochromatic

#422058 #633085 #8540B2 #A267C8 #BD94D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#8540B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8540B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540B2

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540B2	1.00	6.22	3.37	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F62AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.178 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac79ca',
    500: '#8540b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540b2;
$custom-light: #ac79ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.316,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51282,
    "c": 0.17836,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540B2

secondary

#A1C48A

accent

#D75186

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EEF8

border

#CFC9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540B2

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

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