#542EB3#542EB3

#542EB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.195 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EB3
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.02, 49.10, -64.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.02, 80.92, 307.35°)
OKLab	oklab(43.58% 0.0622 -0.1849)
OKLCH	oklch(43.58% 0.195 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7675, 7.0929, 43.3354)
Luminance	0.0709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.18

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542EB3 #8DB32E

analogous

#2E4BB3 #542EB3 #972EB3

triadic

#542EB3 #B3542E #2EB354

tetradic

#542EB3 #B32E4B #8DB32E #2EB397

square

#542EB3 #B32E4B #8DB32E #2EB397

split-complementary

#542EB3 #B3972E #4BB32E

monochromatic

#261552 #3D2182 #542EB3 #734DD1 #997EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#542EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#542EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EB3

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EB3	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.195 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bcb',
    500: '#542eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542eb3;
$custom-light: #8e6bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43581,
    "c": 0.19511,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EB3

secondary

#B0C676

accent

#E246B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EB3

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

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