#8540BD#8540BD

#8540BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.190 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540BD
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(273, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.73, 51.93, -54.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.73, 75.04, 313.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% 0.1123 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.19 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6896, 12.3277, 49.4238)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540BD #78BD40

analogous

#4740BD #8540BD #BD40B7

triadic

#8540BD #BD8540 #40BD85

tetradic

#8540BD #BD4740 #78BD40 #40B7BD

square

#8540BD #BD4740 #78BD40 #40B7BD

split-complementary

#8540BD #B7BD40 #40BD47

monochromatic

#452162 #65318F #8540BD #A26DCD #BF9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8540BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8540BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540BD

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540BD	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2063BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.190 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad79d2',
    500: '#8540bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540bd;
$custom-light: #ad79d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.12,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52038,
    "c": 0.19018,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540BD

secondary

#A9C990

accent

#D94F8D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540BD

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

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