#542DB2#542DB2

#542DB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.195 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DB2
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 178)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.75, 49.31, -64.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.75, 80.93, 307.54°)
OKLab	oklab(43.37% 0.0633 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(43.37% 0.195 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.6281, 6.9754, 42.7918)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.24

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542DB2 #8BB22D

analogous

#2D48B2 #542DB2 #962DB2

triadic

#542DB2 #B2542D #2DB254

tetradic

#542DB2 #B22D48 #8BB22D #2DB296

square

#542DB2 #B22D48 #8BB22D #2DB296

split-complementary

#542DB2 #B2962D #48B22D

monochromatic

#261450 #3D2181 #542DB2 #724BD1 #987CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#542DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#542DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DB2

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DB2	1.00	8.77	2.40	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#30516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.195 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6aca',
    500: '#542db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542db2;
$custom-light: #8e6aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.594,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43366,
    "c": 0.195,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DB2

secondary

#AEC675

accent

#E345B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DB2

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

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