#542CC3#542CC3

#542CC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.215 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CC3
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 195)
HSL	hsl(256, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 77.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.19, 54.55, -71.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.19, 90.21, 307.20°)
OKLab	oklab(44.86% 0.0594 -0.2069)
OKLCH	oklch(44.86% 0.215 286)
XYZ	xyz(14.4042, 7.6255, 52.3320)
Luminance	0.0763 (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

#542CC3 #9BC32C

analogous

#2C50C3 #542CC3 #A02CC3

triadic

#542CC3 #C3542C #2CC354

tetradic

#542CC3 #C32C50 #9BC32C #2CC3A0

square

#542CC3 #C32C50 #9BC32C #2CC3A0

split-complementary

#542CC3 #C3A02C #50C32C

monochromatic

#29155F #3E2191 #542CC3 #7754D8 #9F86E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#542CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#542CC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CC3

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CC3	1.00	8.32	2.53	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.215 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916ad6',
    500: '#542cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cc3;
$custom-light: #916ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.894,
    "s": 63.18,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44861,
    "c": 0.21528,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.07626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CC3

secondary

#B8CD7E

accent

#E642BB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CC3

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

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