#542DBE#542DBE

#542DBE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.209 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DBE
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 190)
HSL	hsl(256, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 76.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.87, 52.68, -69.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.87, 87.16, 307.19°)
OKLab	oklab(44.49% 0.0601 -0.1999)
OKLCH	oklch(44.49% 0.209 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8860, 7.4785, 49.4170)
Luminance	0.0748 (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

#542DBE #97BE2D

analogous

#2D4EBE #542DBE #9C2DBE

triadic

#542DBE #BE542D #2DBE54

tetradic

#542DBE #BE2D4E #97BE2D #2DBE9C

square

#542DBE #BE2D4E #97BE2D #2DBE9C

split-complementary

#542DBE #BE9C2D #4EBE2D

monochromatic

#28165B #3E218D #542DBE #7652D6 #9D84E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#542DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#542DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DBE

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DBE	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.209 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906bd3',
    500: '#542dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542dbe;
$custom-light: #906bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.138,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44494,
    "c": 0.20872,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DBE

secondary

#B6CB7C

accent

#E543B9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DBE

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

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