#542DBA#542DBA

#542DBA is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.204 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DBA
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 186)
HSL	hsl(257, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 75.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.49, 51.56, -67.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.49, 85.10, 307.29°)
OKLab	oklab(44.11% 0.0612 -0.1948)
OKLCH	oklch(44.11% 0.204 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.4548, 7.3061, 47.1461)
Luminance	0.0731 (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

#542DBA #93BA2D

analogous

#2D4CBA #542DBA #9B2DBA

triadic

#542DBA #BA542D #2DBA54

tetradic

#542DBA #BA2D4C #93BA2D #2DBA9B

square

#542DBA #BA2D4C #93BA2D #2DBA9B

split-complementary

#542DBA #BA9B2D #4CBA2D

monochromatic

#271557 #3E2189 #542DBA #7450D5 #9B81E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#542DBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#542DBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DBA

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DBA	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542dba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.204 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bd0',
    500: '#542dba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542dba;
$custom-light: #8f6bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542dba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.596,
    "s": 61.039,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44114,
    "c": 0.20417,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DBA

secondary

#B3C979

accent

#E444B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DBA

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

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