#540EA0#540EA0

#540EA0 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.201 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#540EA0
RGB	rgb(84, 14, 160)
HSL	hsl(269, 84%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(269, 91%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 91.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.97, 56.36, -62.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.97, 84.40, 311.89°)
OKLab	oklab(38.84% 0.0892 -0.1802)
OKLCH	oklch(38.84% 0.201 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.1567, 4.7367, 33.6300)
Luminance	0.0474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#540EA0 #5AA00E

analogous

#0E11A0 #540EA0 #9D0EA0

triadic

#540EA0 #A0540E #0EA054

tetradic

#540EA0 #A00E11 #5AA00E #0EA09D

square

#540EA0 #A00E11 #5AA00E #0EA09D

split-complementary

#540EA0 #A09D0E #11A00E

monochromatic

#19042F #360968 #540EA0 #7213D8 #913BEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.78

#540EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#540EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #540EA0

10.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##540EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##540EA0	1.00	10.78	1.95	10.78
#FFFFFF	10.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003EA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3F5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #540ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 14, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.201 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d5cbd',
    500: '#540ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #540ea0;
$custom-light: #8d5cbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#540ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 14,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.767,
    "s": 83.908,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38837,
    "c": 0.2011,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#540EA0

secondary

#88CD3D

accent

#FA2E98

background

#F9F5FB

surface

#F1E9F7

border

#CBC5D0

text

#0D0512

muted

#7E7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #540EA0

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

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