#542DC3#542DC3

#542DC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.214 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DC3
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 195)
HSL	hsl(256, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 76.9%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.35, 54.08, -71.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.35, 89.72, 307.07°)
OKLab	oklab(44.97% 0.0587 -0.2062)
OKLCH	oklch(44.97% 0.214 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.4419, 7.7009, 52.3446)
Luminance	0.0770 (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

#542DC3 #9CC32D

analogous

#2D51C3 #542DC3 #9F2DC3

triadic

#542DC3 #C3542D #2DC354

tetradic

#542DC3 #C32D51 #9CC32D #2DC39F

square

#542DC3 #C32D51 #9CC32D #2DC39F

split-complementary

#542DC3 #C39F2D #51C32D

monochromatic

#291660 #3F2291 #542DC3 #7755D8 #9F87E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#542DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#542DC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DC3

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DC3	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.214 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916bd6',
    500: '#542dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542dc3;
$custom-light: #916bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.6,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44974,
    "c": 0.21436,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DC3

secondary

#B9CD7F

accent

#E642BB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DC3

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

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