#8540C1#8540C1

#8540C1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.194 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540C1
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 193)
HSL	hsl(272, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 66.8%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.01, 52.87, -56.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.01, 77.06, 313.32°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.1119 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.194 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1298, 12.5037, 51.7420)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540C1 #7CC140

analogous

#4440C1 #8540C1 #C140BC

triadic

#8540C1 #C18540 #40C185

tetradic

#8540C1 #C14440 #7CC140 #40BCC1

square

#8540C1 #C14440 #7CC140 #40BCC1

split-complementary

#8540C1 #BCC140 #40C144

monochromatic

#462166 #653094 #8540C1 #A36ED0 #C09CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#8540C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8540C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540C1

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540C1	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1763BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.194 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7ad4',
    500: '#8540c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540c1;
$custom-light: #ad7ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.093,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52321,
    "c": 0.19448,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540C1

secondary

#ACCB92

accent

#DA4D8F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540C1

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

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