#542DC4#542DC4

#542DC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.215 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DC4
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 196)
HSL	hsl(255, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 77%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.45, 54.36, -72.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.45, 90.23, 307.05°)
OKLab	oklab(45.07% 0.0585 -0.2074)
OKLCH	oklch(45.07% 0.215 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5553, 7.7463, 52.9421)
Luminance	0.0775 (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

#542DC4 #9DC42D

analogous

#2D51C4 #542DC4 #A02DC4

triadic

#542DC4 #C4542D #2DC454

tetradic

#542DC4 #C42D51 #9DC42D #2DC4A0

square

#542DC4 #C42D51 #9DC42D #2DC4A0

split-complementary

#542DC4 #C4A02D #51C42D

monochromatic

#291660 #3F2292 #542DC4 #7856D8 #9F88E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#542DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#542DC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DC4

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DC4	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A5978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.215 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916bd7',
    500: '#542dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542dc4;
$custom-light: #916bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.497,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45071,
    "c": 0.21548,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DC4

secondary

#B9CD80

accent

#E642BB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DC4

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

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