#542CBA#542CBA

#542CBA is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.205 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CBA
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 186)
HSL	hsl(257, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 76.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.33, 52.04, -67.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.33, 85.60, 307.44°)
OKLab	oklab(44% 0.0619 -0.1956)
OKLCH	oklch(44% 0.205 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4171, 7.2307, 47.1335)
Luminance	0.0723 (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

#542CBA #92BA2C

analogous

#2C4BBA #542CBA #9B2CBA

triadic

#542CBA #BA542C #2CBA54

tetradic

#542CBA #BA2C4B #92BA2C #2CBA9B

square

#542CBA #BA2C4B #92BA2C #2CBA9B

split-complementary

#542CBA #BA9B2C #4BBA2C

monochromatic

#271557 #3E2089 #542CBA #744ED5 #9B80E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#542CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#542CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CBA

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CBA	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.205 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6ad0',
    500: '#542cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cba;
$custom-light: #8f6ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.901,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43996,
    "c": 0.20515,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CBA

secondary

#B3CA78

accent

#E543B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CBA

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

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