#542DC8#542DC8

#542DC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.220 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DC8
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 200)
HSL	hsl(255, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(255, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 77.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.84, 55.48, -73.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.84, 92.26, 306.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.46% 0.0573 -0.2124)
OKLCH	oklch(45.46% 0.22 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0167, 7.9308, 55.3719)
Luminance	0.0793 (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

#542DC8 #A1C82D

analogous

#2D53C8 #542DC8 #A12DC8

triadic

#542DC8 #C8542D #2DC854

tetradic

#542DC8 #C82D53 #A1C82D #2DC8A1

square

#542DC8 #C82D53 #A1C82D #2DC8A1

split-complementary

#542DC8 #C8A12D #53C82D

monochromatic

#2A1764 #3F2296 #542DC8 #7959DA #A18BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#542DC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#542DC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DC8

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DC8	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#125A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542dc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.220 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916bda',
    500: '#542dc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542dc8;
$custom-light: #916bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542dc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.097,
    "s": 63.265,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4546,
    "c": 0.21996,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DC8

secondary

#BBCF82

accent

#E641BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DC8

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

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