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#8540FC Color

#8540FC is rgb(133, 64, 252) in RGB, hsl(262, 97%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 75%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8540FC
HEX#8540FC
RGBrgb(133, 64, 252)
HSLhsl(262, 97%, 62%)
HSVhsv(262, 75%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 75%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.257 293.1)
LABlab(45.35% 59.11 -83.86)
LCHlch(45.35% 102.59 305.18)

What #8540FC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8540FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.73Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.84Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 18.13Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 18.18Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 19.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#8540FC Channel Values

How #8540FC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 64 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 97% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 75% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8540FC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8540FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8540FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8540FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8540FC
Complementary
#B7FC40
Analogous
#4059FC
Analogous
#E340FC
Triadic
#FC8540
Triadic
#40FC85
Split comp.
#FCE340
Split comp.
#59FC40

Tints & Shades of #8540FC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9559FC
#A572FD
#B58BFD
#C8AAFE
#D8C3FE
#E9DCFE

Shades

#6B18FB
#5503E2
#4603BA
#370292
#280269
#17013C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8540FC.

How #8540FC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8540FC
Protanopia#5151FC
Protanomaly#6A4BFC
Deuteranopia#5E5EFB
Deuteranomaly#7054FC
Tritanopia#607272
Tritanomaly#7162BA
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8540FC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8540fc: #8540FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8540FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8540fc': '#8540FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.251, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_8540fc">#8540FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8540FC"

More Purple Colors

#8540FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8540FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8540FC?

#8540FC is a light purple — rgb(133, 64, 252) in RGB and hsl(262, 97%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.73.

What is the RGB value of #8540FC?

#8540FC is rgb(133, 64, 252) — red 133, green 64, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8540FC?

#8540FC converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 75%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8540FC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8540FC scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8540FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8540FC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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