#8540C8#8540C8

#8540C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.202 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540C8
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(270, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 54.53, -59.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 80.59, 312.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% 0.1111 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.202 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9292, 12.8235, 55.9523)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540C8 #83C840

analogous

#4140C8 #8540C8 #C840C7

triadic

#8540C8 #C88540 #40C885

tetradic

#8540C8 #C84140 #83C840 #40C7C8

square

#8540C8 #C84140 #83C840 #40C7C8

split-complementary

#8540C8 #C7C840 #40C841

monochromatic

#47206E #662D9D #8540C8 #A370D6 #C29FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8540C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8540C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540C8

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540C8	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.202 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ada',
    500: '#8540c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540c8;
$custom-light: #ae7ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.441,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52828,
    "c": 0.20198,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540C8

secondary

#B1D094

accent

#DF4993

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540C8

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

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