#542CBF#542CBF

#542CBF is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.211 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CBF
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 191)
HSL	hsl(256, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 77%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 53.43, -70.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 88.17, 307.30°)
OKLab	oklab(44.47% 0.0606 -0.2019)
OKLCH	oklch(44.47% 0.211 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.9580, 7.4470, 49.9820)
Luminance	0.0745 (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

#542CBF #97BF2C

analogous

#2C4DBF #542CBF #9D2CBF

triadic

#542CBF #BF542C #2CBF54

tetradic

#542CBF #BF2C4D #97BF2C #2CBF9D

square

#542CBF #BF2C4D #97BF2C #2CBF9D

split-complementary

#542CBF #BF9D2C #4DBF2C

monochromatic

#28155C #3E218D #542CBF #7651D7 #9D83E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#542CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#542CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CBF

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CBF	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.211 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906ad4',
    500: '#542cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cbf;
$custom-light: #906ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.327,
    "s": 62.553,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44475,
    "c": 0.21079,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CBF

secondary

#B6CC7B

accent

#E642B9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CBF

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

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