#8540CE#8540CE

#8540CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.208 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540CE
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(269, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.93, 55.96, -62.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.93, 83.60, 312.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% 0.1102 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.208 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6442, 13.1095, 59.7180)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540CE #89CE40

analogous

#4042CE #8540CE #CC40CE

triadic

#8540CE #CE8540 #40CE85

tetradic

#8540CE #CE4042 #89CE40 #40CECC

square

#8540CE #CE4042 #89CE40 #40CECC

split-complementary

#8540CE #CECC40 #42CE40

monochromatic

#491E75 #672BA6 #8540CE #A471DA #C3A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8540CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8540CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540CE

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540CE	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#766182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.208 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7ade',
    500: '#8540ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540ce;
$custom-light: #ae7ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.155,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53272,
    "c": 0.20839,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540CE

secondary

#B6D496

accent

#E24596

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540CE

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

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