#8540C4#8540C4

#8540C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.198 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540C4
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(271, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 53.58, -57.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 78.57, 312.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1116 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.198 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.4678, 12.6389, 53.5224)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540C4 #7FC440

analogous

#4340C4 #8540C4 #C440C1

triadic

#8540C4 #C48540 #40C485

tetradic

#8540C4 #C44340 #7FC440 #40C1C4

square

#8540C4 #C44340 #7FC440 #40C1C4

split-complementary

#8540C4 #C1C440 #40C443

monochromatic

#462069 #662F98 #8540C4 #A36FD2 #C19EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8540C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8540C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540C4

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540C4	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E64C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.198 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7ad7',
    500: '#8540c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540c4;
$custom-light: #ad7ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.364,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52536,
    "c": 0.1977,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540C4

secondary

#AFCD93

accent

#DC4C91

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540C4

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

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