#8540BE#8540BE

#8540BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.191 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540BE
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, 52.16, -54.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 75.54, 313.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% 0.1122 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.191 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.7985, 12.3712, 49.9974)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540BE #79BE40

analogous

#4640BE #8540BE #BE40B8

triadic

#8540BE #BE8540 #40BE85

tetradic

#8540BE #BE4640 #79BE40 #40B8BE

square

#8540BE #BE4640 #79BE40 #40B8BE

split-complementary

#8540BE #B8BE40 #40BE46

monochromatic

#452162 #653190 #8540BE #A26DCE #BF9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8540BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8540BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540BE

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540BE	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E63BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.191 305.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.857,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52108,
    "c": 0.19126,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540BE

secondary

#AAC990

accent

#D94F8D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540BE

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

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