#542CC2#542CC2

#542CC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.214 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CC2
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 194)
HSL	hsl(256, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 77.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.09, 54.27, -71.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.09, 89.70, 307.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.76% 0.0597 -0.2057)
OKLCH	oklch(44.76% 0.214 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2915, 7.5804, 51.7386)
Luminance	0.0758 (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

#542CC2 #9AC22C

analogous

#2C4FC2 #542CC2 #9F2CC2

triadic

#542CC2 #C2542C #2CC254

tetradic

#542CC2 #C22C4F #9AC22C #2CC29F

square

#542CC2 #C22C4F #9AC22C #2CC29F

split-complementary

#542CC2 #C29F2C #4FC22C

monochromatic

#29155E #3E2190 #542CC2 #7753D8 #9E85E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.35

#542CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#542CC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CC2

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CC2	1.00	8.35	2.52	8.35
#FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.214 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906ad6',
    500: '#542cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cc2;
$custom-light: #906ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256,
    "s": 63.025,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44764,
    "c": 0.21417,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CC2

secondary

#B7CD7D

accent

#E642BA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CC2

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

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