#542EB0#542EB0

#542EB0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.192 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EB0
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 176)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 73.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.74, 48.25, -62.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.74, 79.34, 307.45°)
OKLab	oklab(43.31% 0.063 -0.181)
OKLCH	oklch(43.31% 0.192 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4673, 6.9728, 41.7548)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542EB0 #8AB02E

analogous

#2E49B0 #542EB0 #952EB0

triadic

#542EB0 #B0542E #2EB054

tetradic

#542EB0 #B02E49 #8AB02E #2EB095

square

#542EB0 #B02E49 #8AB02E #2EB095

split-complementary

#542EB0 #B0952E #49B02E

monochromatic

#26154F #3D217F #542EB0 #724BD0 #987CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#542EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#542EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EB0

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EB0	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.192 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bc9',
    500: '#542eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542eb0;
$custom-light: #8e6bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.538,
    "s": 58.559,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43306,
    "c": 0.19162,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EB0

secondary

#AEC575

accent

#E246B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EB0

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

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