#542CB3#542CB3

#542CB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.197 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CB3
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 179)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 75.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.67, 50.08, -64.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.67, 81.97, 307.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.34% 0.0638 -0.1866)
OKLCH	oklch(43.34% 0.197 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.6911, 6.9403, 43.3100)
Luminance	0.0694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.06

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542CB3 #8BB32C

analogous

#2C47B3 #542CB3 #972CB3

triadic

#542CB3 #B3542C #2CB354

tetradic

#542CB3 #B32C47 #8BB32C #2CB397

square

#542CB3 #B32C47 #8BB32C #2CB397

split-complementary

#542CB3 #B3972C #47B32C

monochromatic

#261451 #3D2082 #542CB3 #724AD2 #987BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#542CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#542CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CB3

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CB3	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.197 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6acb',
    500: '#542cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cb3;
$custom-light: #8e6acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.778,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43337,
    "c": 0.19719,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CB3

secondary

#AEC774

accent

#E444B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CB3

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

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