#8540DB#8540DB

#8540DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.222 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8540DB
RGB	rgb(133, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(267, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(267, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 59.11, -68.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 90.10, 311.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.27% 0.1081 -0.1942)
OKLCH	oklch(54.27% 0.222 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2892, 13.7675, 68.3818)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8540DB #96DB40

analogous

#4048DB #8540DB #D340DB

triadic

#8540DB #DB8540 #40DB85

tetradic

#8540DB #DB4048 #96DB40 #40DBD3

square

#8540DB #DB4048 #96DB40 #40DBD3

split-complementary

#8540DB #DBD340 #48DB40

monochromatic

#4A1987 #6723BB #8540DB #A673E5 #C7A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#8540DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8540DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8540DB

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8540DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8540DB	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#716689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8540db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.222 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ae7',
    500: '#8540db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8540db;
$custom-light: #af7ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8540db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.71,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54266,
    "c": 0.22221,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8540DB

secondary

#BFDC9B

accent

#EB3D9D

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8540DB

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

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