#8540CB#8540CB

#8540CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.205 H 302.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540CB
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 55.24, -60.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 82.10, 312.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.1107 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.205 302.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.2832, 12.9651, 57.8169)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540CB #86CB40

analogous

#4041CB #8540CB #CB40CB

triadic

#8540CB #CB8540 #40CB85

tetradic

#8540CB #CB4041 #86CB40 #40CBCB

square

#8540CB #CB4041 #86CB40 #40CBCB

split-complementary

#8540CB #CBCB40 #41CB40

monochromatic

#481F72 #662CA2 #8540CB #A470D8 #C2A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#8540CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8540CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540CB

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540CB	1.00	5.84	3.59	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#776081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.205 302.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7adc',
    500: '#8540cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540cb;
$custom-light: #ae7adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.784,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53049,
    "c": 0.20518,
    "h": 302.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540CB

secondary

#B4D295

accent

#E04794

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540CB

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

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