#542BC3#542BC3

#542BC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.216 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542BC3
RGB	rgb(84, 43, 195)
HSL	hsl(256, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 77.9%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.03, 55.00, -72.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.03, 90.70, 307.33°)
OKLab	oklab(44.75% 0.0601 -0.2077)
OKLCH	oklch(44.75% 0.216 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3674, 7.5519, 52.3198)
Luminance	0.0755 (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

#542BC3 #9AC32B

analogous

#2B4EC3 #542BC3 #A02BC3

triadic

#542BC3 #C3542B #2BC354

tetradic

#542BC3 #C32B4E #9AC32B #2BC3A0

square

#542BC3 #C32B4E #9AC32B #2BC3A0

split-complementary

#542BC3 #C3A02B #4EC32B

monochromatic

#29155F #3E2091 #542BC3 #7752D9 #9E84E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#542BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#542BC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542BC3

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542BC3	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 43, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.216 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916ad6',
    500: '#542bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542bc3;
$custom-light: #916ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.184,
    "s": 63.866,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4475,
    "c": 0.21619,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542BC3

secondary

#B7CD7D

accent

#E741BA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542BC3

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

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