#542DC2#542DC2

#542DC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.213 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DC2
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 194)
HSL	hsl(256, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 76.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.26, 53.80, -71.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.26, 89.21, 307.09°)
OKLab	oklab(44.88% 0.059 -0.2049)
OKLCH	oklch(44.88% 0.213 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3292, 7.6558, 51.7511)
Luminance	0.0766 (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

#542DC2 #9BC22D

analogous

#2D50C2 #542DC2 #9F2DC2

triadic

#542DC2 #C2542D #2DC254

tetradic

#542DC2 #C22D50 #9BC22D #2DC29F

square

#542DC2 #C22D50 #9BC22D #2DC29F

split-complementary

#542DC2 #C29F2D #50C22D

monochromatic

#29165F #3E2190 #542DC2 #7755D7 #9F86E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#542DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#542DC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DC2

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DC2	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.213 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906bd6',
    500: '#542dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542dc2;
$custom-light: #906bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.705,
    "s": 62.343,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44877,
    "c": 0.21323,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DC2

secondary

#B8CD7E

accent

#E542BB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DC2

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

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