#542CB1#542CB1

#542CB1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.195 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CB1
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 177)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 75.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, 49.52, -64.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 80.93, 307.73°)
OKLab	oklab(43.15% 0.0643 -0.184)
OKLCH	oklch(43.15% 0.195 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.4903, 6.8599, 42.2524)
Luminance	0.0686 (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

#542CB1 #89B12C

analogous

#2C46B1 #542CB1 #962CB1

triadic

#542CB1 #B1542C #2CB154

tetradic

#542CB1 #B12C46 #89B12C #2CB196

square

#542CB1 #B12C46 #89B12C #2CB196

split-complementary

#542CB1 #B1962C #46B12C

monochromatic

#25144F #3D2080 #542CB1 #7249D2 #987ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#542CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#542CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CB1

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CB1	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.195 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ac9',
    500: '#542cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cb1;
$custom-light: #8e6ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.045,
    "s": 60.181,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43151,
    "c": 0.1949,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CB1

secondary

#ADC673

accent

#E344B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CB1

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

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