#8542C8#8542C8

#8542C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.199 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8542C8
RGB	rgb(133, 66, 200)
HSL	hsl(270, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 67%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.84, 53.57, -58.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.84, 79.52, 312.34°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% 0.1089 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.199 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0440, 13.0531, 55.9905)
Luminance	0.1305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8542C8 #85C842

analogous

#4242C8 #8542C8 #C842C8

triadic

#8542C8 #C88542 #42C885

tetradic

#8542C8 #C84242 #85C842 #42C8C8

square

#8542C8 #C84242 #85C842 #42C8C8

split-complementary

#8542C8 #C8C842 #42C842

monochromatic

#48206F #662E9F #8542C8 #A471D6 #C2A1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#8542C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8542C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8542C8

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8542C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8542C8	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0565C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8542c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 66, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.199 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7bda',
    500: '#8542c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8542c8;
$custom-light: #ad7bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8542c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53076,
    "c": 0.19943,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8542C8

secondary

#B3D096

accent

#DE4A94

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8542C8

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

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