#542CC4#542CC4

#542CC4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.216 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CC4
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 196)
HSL	hsl(256, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 77.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.29, 54.83, -72.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.29, 90.72, 307.18°)
OKLab	oklab(44.96% 0.0591 -0.2082)
OKLCH	oklch(44.96% 0.216 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5176, 7.6709, 52.9295)
Luminance	0.0767 (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

#542CC4 #9CC42C

analogous

#2C50C4 #542CC4 #A02CC4

triadic

#542CC4 #C4542C #2CC454

tetradic

#542CC4 #C42C50 #9CC42C #2CC4A0

square

#542CC4 #C42C50 #9CC42C #2CC4A0

split-complementary

#542CC4 #C4A02C #50C42C

monochromatic

#291660 #3F2192 #542CC4 #7754D9 #9F86E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#542CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#542CC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CC4

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CC4	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B5877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.216 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916ad7',
    500: '#542cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cc4;
$custom-light: #916ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.789,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44958,
    "c": 0.2164,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CC4

secondary

#B9CD7E

accent

#E641BB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CC4

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

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