#8542CD#8542CD

#8542CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.205 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8542CD
RGB	rgb(133, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(269, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.20, 54.77, -61.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.20, 82.05, 311.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% 0.1083 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.205 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6379, 13.2907, 59.1185)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8542CD #8ACD42

analogous

#4244CD #8542CD #CB42CD

triadic

#8542CD #CD8542 #42CD85

tetradic

#8542CD #CD4244 #8ACD42 #42CDCB

square

#8542CD #CD4244 #8ACD42 #42CDCB

split-complementary

#8542CD #CDCB42 #44CD42

monochromatic

#491F76 #672CA6 #8542CD #A472DA #C3A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8542CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8542CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8542CD

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8542CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8542CD	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#766282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8542cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.205 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bdd',
    500: '#8542cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8542cd;
$custom-light: #ae7bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8542cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.921,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53442,
    "c": 0.20485,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8542CD

secondary

#B6D397

accent

#E14697

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8542CD

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

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