#542BBD#542BBD

#542BBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.209 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542BBD
RGB	rgb(84, 43, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 77.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.45, 53.34, -69.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.45, 87.64, 307.49°)
OKLab	oklab(44.17% 0.0618 -0.2002)
OKLCH	oklch(44.17% 0.209 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7026, 7.2860, 48.8185)
Luminance	0.0729 (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

#542BBD #94BD2B

analogous

#2B4BBD #542BBD #9D2BBD

triadic

#542BBD #BD542B #2BBD54

tetradic

#542BBD #BD2B4B #94BD2B #2BBD9D

square

#542BBD #BD2B4B #94BD2B #2BBD9D

split-complementary

#542BBD #BD9D2B #4BBD2B

monochromatic

#281459 #3E208B #542BBD #754ED7 #9C80E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#542BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#542BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542BBD

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542BBD	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 43, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.209 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906ad2',
    500: '#542bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542bbd;
$custom-light: #906ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.849,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44169,
    "c": 0.20949,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542BBD

secondary

#B4CB79

accent

#E642B8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542BBD

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

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