#8540C7#8540C7

#8540C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.201 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540C7
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(271, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 54.29, -58.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 80.08, 312.68°)
OKLab	oklab(52.75% 0.1112 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(52.75% 0.201 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8127, 12.7769, 55.3388)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540C7 #82C740

analogous

#4240C7 #8540C7 #C740C5

triadic

#8540C7 #C78540 #40C785

tetradic

#8540C7 #C74240 #82C740 #40C5C7

square

#8540C7 #C74240 #82C740 #40C5C7

split-complementary

#8540C7 #C5C740 #40C742

monochromatic

#47206D #662E9C #8540C7 #A36FD5 #C19FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8540C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8540C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540C7

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540C7	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.201 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7ad9',
    500: '#8540c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540c7;
$custom-light: #ad7ad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.667,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52754,
    "c": 0.20091,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540C7

secondary

#B1CF94

accent

#DE4A92

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540C7

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

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