#540CE2#540CE2

#540CE2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.266 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#540CE2
RGB	rgb(84, 12, 226)
HSL	hsl(260, 90%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(260, 95%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 94.7%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.22, 72.37, -89.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.22, 115.31, 308.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.86% 0.0603 -0.2587)
OKLCH	oklch(45.86% 0.266 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5108, 7.6375, 72.4882)
Luminance	0.0764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#540CE2 #9AE20C

analogous

#0C2FE2 #540CE2 #BF0CE2

triadic

#540CE2 #E2540C #0CE254

tetradic

#540CE2 #E20C2F #9AE20C #0CE2BF

square

#540CE2 #E20C2F #9AE20C #0CE2BF

split-complementary

#540CE2 #E2BF0C #2FE20C

monochromatic

#29066E #3E09A8 #540CE2 #7737F4 #9E71F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#540CE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#540CE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #540CE2

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##540CE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##540CE2	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #540ce2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 12, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.266 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9761ed',
    500: '#540ce2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #540ce2;
$custom-light: #9761ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#540ce2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.187,
    "s": 89.916,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45855,
    "c": 0.26565,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#540CE2

secondary

#B7DE6C

accent

#FF29B7

background

#FAF6FE

surface

#F4EBFD

border

#CEC6D5

text

#100617

muted

#7F7A85

Preview Lab

Preview with #540CE2

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

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