#8542E2#8542E2
#8542E2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.227 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8542E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 66, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 71%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.76, 59.91, -70.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.76, 92.58, 310.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.05% 0.1049 -0.2018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.05% 0.227 297.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3450, 14.3735, 73.3758) |
| Luminance | 0.1437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.59
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 3.80
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.66
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.49
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.54
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8542E2 #9FE242
analogous
#424FE2 #8542E2 #D542E2
triadic
#8542E2 #E28542 #42E285
tetradic
#8542E2 #E2424F #9FE242 #42E2D5
square
#8542E2 #E2424F #9FE242 #42E2D5
split-complementary
#8542E2 #E2D542 #4FE242
monochromatic
#4B1793 #661FC8 #8542E2 #A777EA #C9ACF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#8542E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#8542E2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8542E2
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8542E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8542E2 | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.87 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0068DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6D6A8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8542e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 66, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.227 297.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b07cec',
500: '#8542e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8542e2; $custom-light: #b07cec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8542e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 66,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.125,
"s": 73.394,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55048,
"c": 0.22739,
"h": 297.5
},
"luminance": 0.14374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8542E2
secondary
#C5E09F
accent
#F038A3
background
#FBF7FE
surface
#F6EEFD
border
#D0C9D5
text
#110A16
muted
#807C84