#8540C5#8540C5

#8540C5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.199 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540C5
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 197)
HSL	hsl(271, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 67.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 53.81, -57.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 79.08, 312.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% 0.1115 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.199 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5820, 12.6846, 54.1239)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540C5 #80C540

analogous

#4240C5 #8540C5 #C540C2

triadic

#8540C5 #C58540 #40C585

tetradic

#8540C5 #C54240 #80C540 #40C2C5

square

#8540C5 #C54240 #80C540 #40C2C5

split-complementary

#8540C5 #C2C540 #40C542

monochromatic

#47206A #662F99 #8540C5 #A36FD3 #C19EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8540C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8540C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540C5

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540C5	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A64C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.199 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7ad7',
    500: '#8540c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540c5;
$custom-light: #ad7ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.128,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52609,
    "c": 0.19877,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540C5

secondary

#AFCE93

accent

#DD4B91

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540C5

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

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