#542BB5#542BB5

#542BB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.200 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542BB5
RGB	rgb(84, 43, 181)
HSL	hsl(258, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.69, 51.12, -66.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.69, 83.53, 307.74°)
OKLab	oklab(43.41% 0.0641 -0.19)
OKLCH	oklch(43.41% 0.2 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8581, 6.9481, 44.3707)
Luminance	0.0695 (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

#542BB5 #8CB52B

analogous

#2B47B5 #542BB5 #992BB5

triadic

#542BB5 #B5542B #2BB554

tetradic

#542BB5 #B52B47 #8CB52B #2BB599

square

#542BB5 #B52B47 #8CB52B #2BB599

split-complementary

#542BB5 #B5992B #47B52B

monochromatic

#261452 #3D1F84 #542BB5 #7349D4 #997BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#542BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#542BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542BB5

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542BB5	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E526F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.200 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e69cc',
    500: '#542bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542bb5;
$custom-light: #8e69cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.826,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43407,
    "c": 0.20047,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542BB5

secondary

#AFC874

accent

#E543B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542BB5

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

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