#542DB3#542DB3

#542DB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.196 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DB3
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 179)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.84, 49.59, -64.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.84, 81.45, 307.51°)
OKLab	oklab(43.46% 0.063 -0.1858)
OKLCH	oklch(43.46% 0.196 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7288, 7.0157, 43.3225)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.12

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542DB3 #8CB32D

analogous

#2D49B3 #542DB3 #972DB3

triadic

#542DB3 #B3542D #2DB354

tetradic

#542DB3 #B32D49 #8CB32D #2DB397

square

#542DB3 #B32D49 #8CB32D #2DB397

split-complementary

#542DB3 #B3972D #49B32D

monochromatic

#261451 #3D2182 #542DB3 #734BD2 #997CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#542DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#542DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DB3

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DB3	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.196 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6acb',
    500: '#542db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542db3;
$custom-light: #8e6acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.463,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43458,
    "c": 0.19616,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DB3

secondary

#AFC775

accent

#E345B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DB3

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

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