#542CB2#542CB2

#542CB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.196 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CB2
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.58, 49.80, -64.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.58, 81.45, 307.69°)
OKLab	oklab(43.24% 0.0641 -0.1853)
OKLCH	oklch(43.24% 0.196 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.5904, 6.8999, 42.7793)
Luminance	0.0690 (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

#542CB2 #8AB22C

analogous

#2C47B2 #542CB2 #972CB2

triadic

#542CB2 #B2542C #2CB254

tetradic

#542CB2 #B22C47 #8AB22C #2CB297

square

#542CB2 #B22C47 #8AB22C #2CB297

split-complementary

#542CB2 #B2972C #47B22C

monochromatic

#261450 #3D2081 #542CB2 #7249D2 #987ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.82

#542CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#542CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CB2

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CB2	1.00	8.82	2.38	8.82
#FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#30516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.196 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6aca',
    500: '#542cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cb2;
$custom-light: #8e6aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.91,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43244,
    "c": 0.19605,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CB2

secondary

#AEC673

accent

#E444B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CB2

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

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