#542BC4#542BC4

#542BC4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.217 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542BC4
RGB	rgb(84, 43, 196)
HSL	hsl(256, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 78.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.13, 55.28, -72.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.13, 91.20, 307.31°)
OKLab	oklab(44.85% 0.0598 -0.2089)
OKLCH	oklch(44.85% 0.217 286)
XYZ	xyz(14.4808, 7.5972, 52.9172)
Luminance	0.0760 (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

#542BC4 #9BC42B

analogous

#2B4FC4 #542BC4 #A02BC4

triadic

#542BC4 #C4542B #2BC454

tetradic

#542BC4 #C42B4F #9BC42B #2BC4A0

square

#542BC4 #C42B4F #9BC42B #2BC4A0

split-complementary

#542BC4 #C4A02B #4FC42B

monochromatic

#291560 #3E2092 #542BC4 #7753D9 #9F85E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#542BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#542BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542BC4

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542BC4	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B5877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 43, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.217 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916ad7',
    500: '#542bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542bc4;
$custom-light: #916ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.078,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44848,
    "c": 0.2173,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.07598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542BC4

secondary

#B8CE7D

accent

#E741BA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542BC4

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

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