#542DBC#542DBC

#542DBC is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.206 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DBC
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 188)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 76.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.68, 52.12, -68.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.68, 86.13, 307.24°)
OKLab	oklab(44.3% 0.0607 -0.1973)
OKLCH	oklch(44.3% 0.206 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.6689, 7.3917, 48.2737)
Luminance	0.0739 (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

#542DBC #95BC2D

analogous

#2D4DBC #542DBC #9B2DBC

triadic

#542DBC #BC542D #2DBC54

tetradic

#542DBC #BC2D4D #95BC2D #2DBC9B

square

#542DBC #BC2D4D #95BC2D #2DBC9B

split-complementary

#542DBC #BC9B2D #4DBC2D

monochromatic

#281559 #3E218B #542DBC #7551D5 #9C82E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#542DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#542DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DBC

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DBC	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#265573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.206 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bd1',
    500: '#542dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542dbc;
$custom-light: #8f6bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44303,
    "c": 0.20645,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DBC

secondary

#B4CA7B

accent

#E443B9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DBC

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

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