#8540CD#8540CD

#8540CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.207 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540CD
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(269, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.86, 55.72, -61.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.86, 83.10, 312.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.1104 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.207 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5231, 13.0611, 59.0802)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540CD #88CD40

analogous

#4041CD #8540CD #CC40CD

triadic

#8540CD #CD8540 #40CD85

tetradic

#8540CD #CD4041 #88CD40 #40CDCC

square

#8540CD #CD4041 #88CD40 #40CDCC

split-complementary

#8540CD #CDCC40 #41CD40

monochromatic

#481E74 #672BA5 #8540CD #A471DA #C3A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8540CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8540CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540CD

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540CD	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#766182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.207 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7add',
    500: '#8540cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540cd;
$custom-light: #ae7add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.362,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53197,
    "c": 0.20732,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540CD

secondary

#B5D396

accent

#E24696

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540CD

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

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