#8542CE#8542CE

#8542CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.206 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8542CE
RGB	rgb(133, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(269, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.27, 55.01, -61.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.27, 82.56, 311.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.52% 0.1082 -0.1752)
OKLCH	oklch(53.52% 0.206 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.7590, 13.3391, 59.7562)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8542CE #8BCE42

analogous

#4245CE #8542CE #CB42CE

triadic

#8542CE #CE8542 #42CE85

tetradic

#8542CE #CE4245 #8BCE42 #42CECB

square

#8542CE #CE4245 #8BCE42 #42CECB

split-complementary

#8542CE #CECB42 #45CE42

monochromatic

#491F77 #672BA7 #8542CE #A473DB #C4A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8542CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8542CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8542CE

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8542CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8542CE	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#766283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8542ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.206 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7bde',
    500: '#8542ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8542ce;
$custom-light: #ae7bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8542ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.714,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53516,
    "c": 0.20592,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8542CE

secondary

#B7D498

accent

#E24697

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8542CE

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

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