#542BB3#542BB3

#542BB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.198 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542BB3
RGB	rgb(84, 43, 179)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 76%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.50, 50.56, -65.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.50, 82.49, 307.81°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% 0.0646 -0.1874)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.198 289)
XYZ	xyz(12.6543, 6.8666, 43.2977)
Luminance	0.0687 (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

#542BB3 #8AB32B

analogous

#2B46B3 #542BB3 #982BB3

triadic

#542BB3 #B3542B #2BB354

tetradic

#542BB3 #B32B46 #8AB32B #2BB398

square

#542BB3 #B32B46 #8AB32B #2BB398

split-complementary

#542BB3 #B3982B #46B32B

monochromatic

#261350 #3D1F82 #542BB3 #7248D3 #9879DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#542BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#542BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542BB3

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542BB3	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 43, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.198 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e69cb',
    500: '#542bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542bb3;
$custom-light: #8e69cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.088,
    "s": 61.261,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43218,
    "c": 0.1982,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.06867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542BB3

secondary

#AEC773

accent

#E443B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542BB3

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

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