#542BB4#542BB4

#542BB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.199 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542BB4
RGB	rgb(84, 43, 180)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.3%, 76.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.59, 50.84, -65.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.59, 83.01, 307.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.31% 0.0643 -0.1887)
OKLCH	oklch(43.31% 0.199 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7558, 6.9072, 43.8323)
Luminance	0.0691 (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

#542BB4 #8BB42B

analogous

#2B46B4 #542BB4 #982BB4

triadic

#542BB4 #B4542B #2BB454

tetradic

#542BB4 #B42B46 #8BB42B #2BB498

square

#542BB4 #B42B46 #8BB42B #2BB498

split-complementary

#542BB4 #B4982B #46B42B

monochromatic

#261351 #3D1F83 #542BB4 #7249D3 #987ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.82

#542BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#542BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542BB4

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542BB4	1.00	8.82	2.38	8.82
#FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 43, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.199 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e69cc',
    500: '#542bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542bb4;
$custom-light: #8e69cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.956,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43312,
    "c": 0.19933,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542BB4

secondary

#AEC773

accent

#E543B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542BB4

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

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