#542AC7#542AC7

#542AC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.221 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542AC7
RGB	rgb(84, 42, 199)
HSL	hsl(256, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 78.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.27, 56.55, -74.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.27, 93.18, 307.37°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.0595 -0.2133)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.221 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7898, 7.6634, 54.7216)
Luminance	0.0766 (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

#542AC7 #9DC72A

analogous

#2A4FC7 #542AC7 #A32AC7

triadic

#542AC7 #C7542A #2AC754

tetradic

#542AC7 #C72A4F #9DC72A #2AC7A3

square

#542AC7 #C72A4F #9DC72A #2AC7A3

split-complementary

#542AC7 #C7A32A #4FC72A

monochromatic

#291562 #3F1F94 #542AC7 #7853DB #9F86E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#542AC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#542AC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542AC7

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542AC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542AC7	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#155979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ac7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 42, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.221 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916ad9',
    500: '#542ac7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ac7;
$custom-light: #916ad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ac7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.051,
    "s": 65.145,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45036,
    "c": 0.22149,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542AC7

secondary

#B9CF7E

accent

#E840BB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542AC7

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

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