#542ABD#542ABD

#542ABD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.210 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542ABD
RGB	rgb(84, 42, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 77.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.29, 53.80, -69.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.29, 88.13, 307.62°)
OKLab	oklab(44.06% 0.0625 -0.2009)
OKLCH	oklch(44.06% 0.21 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6667, 7.2141, 48.8066)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542ABD #93BD2A

analogous

#2A49BD #542ABD #9D2ABD

triadic

#542ABD #BD542A #2ABD54

tetradic

#542ABD #BD2A49 #93BD2A #2ABD9D

square

#542ABD #BD2A49 #93BD2A #2ABD9D

split-complementary

#542ABD #BD9D2A #49BD2A

monochromatic

#271459 #3E1F8B #542ABD #744DD7 #9B7FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#542ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#542ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542ABD

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542ABD	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 42, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.210 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9069d2',
    500: '#542abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542abd;
$custom-light: #9069d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44057,
    "c": 0.21042,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542ABD

secondary

#B3CB78

accent

#E741B7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542ABD

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

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