#542CB9#542CB9

#542CB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.204 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CB9
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 185)
HSL	hsl(257, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.23, 51.76, -67.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.23, 85.09, 307.47°)
OKLab	oklab(43.9% 0.0622 -0.1943)
OKLCH	oklch(43.9% 0.204 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3112, 7.1883, 46.5756)
Luminance	0.0719 (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

#542CB9 #91B92C

analogous

#2C4BB9 #542CB9 #9A2CB9

triadic

#542CB9 #B9542C #2CB954

tetradic

#542CB9 #B92C4B #91B92C #2CB99A

square

#542CB9 #B92C4B #91B92C #2CB99A

split-complementary

#542CB9 #B99A2C #4BB92C

monochromatic

#271456 #3E2088 #542CB9 #744DD5 #9B7FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#542CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#542CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CB9

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CB9	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.204 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6acf',
    500: '#542cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cb9;
$custom-light: #8f6acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.021,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43901,
    "c": 0.20402,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CB9

secondary

#B2C978

accent

#E543B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CB9

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

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