#542DB9#542DB9

#542DB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.203 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DB9
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(257, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, 51.28, -67.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 84.58, 307.32°)
OKLab	oklab(44.02% 0.0615 -0.1935)
OKLCH	oklch(44.02% 0.203 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.3489, 7.2637, 46.5882)
Luminance	0.0726 (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

#542DB9 #92B92D

analogous

#2D4CB9 #542DB9 #9A2DB9

triadic

#542DB9 #B9542D #2DB954

tetradic

#542DB9 #B92D4C #92B92D #2DB99A

square

#542DB9 #B92D4C #92B92D #2DB99A

split-complementary

#542DB9 #B99A2D #4CB92D

monochromatic

#271557 #3E2188 #542DB9 #744FD4 #9B80E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#542DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#542DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DB9

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DB9	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.203 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6acf',
    500: '#542db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542db9;
$custom-light: #8f6acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.714,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44019,
    "c": 0.20303,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DB9

secondary

#B3C979

accent

#E444B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DB9

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

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