#542DB0#542DB0

#542DB0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.193 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DB0
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 176)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 74.4%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 48.75, -63.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 79.88, 307.61°)
OKLab	oklab(43.18% 0.0638 -0.1818)
OKLCH	oklch(43.18% 0.193 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.4287, 6.8956, 41.7420)
Luminance	0.0690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.49

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542DB0 #89B02D

analogous

#2D47B0 #542DB0 #952DB0

triadic

#542DB0 #B0542D #2DB054

tetradic

#542DB0 #B02D47 #89B02D #2DB095

square

#542DB0 #B02D47 #89B02D #2DB095

split-complementary

#542DB0 #B0952D #47B02D

monochromatic

#25144F #3D217F #542DB0 #724AD1 #987ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#542DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#542DB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DB0

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DB0	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.193 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ac9',
    500: '#542db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542db0;
$custom-light: #8e6ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.863,
    "s": 59.276,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43181,
    "c": 0.1927,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DB0

secondary

#ADC573

accent

#E245B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DB0

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

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