#542CBD#542CBD

#542CBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.209 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CBD
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(257, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.61, 52.88, -69.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.61, 87.15, 307.35°)
OKLab	oklab(44.28% 0.0611 -0.1994)
OKLCH	oklch(44.28% 0.209 287)
XYZ	xyz(13.7394, 7.3596, 48.8308)
Luminance	0.0736 (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

#542CBD #95BD2C

analogous

#2C4CBD #542CBD #9C2CBD

triadic

#542CBD #BD542C #2CBD54

tetradic

#542CBD #BD2C4C #95BD2C #2CBD9C

square

#542CBD #BD2C4C #95BD2C #2CBD9C

split-complementary

#542CBD #BD9C2C #4CBD2C

monochromatic

#28155A #3E208B #542CBD #7550D6 #9C82E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#542CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#542CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CBD

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CBD	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.209 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906ad2',
    500: '#542cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cbd;
$custom-light: #906ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.552,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44283,
    "c": 0.20854,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.0736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CBD

secondary

#B4CB7A

accent

#E542B8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CBD

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

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