#542EB4#542EB4

#542EB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.196 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EB4
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 180)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.3%, 74.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.11, 49.38, -64.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.11, 81.45, 307.32°)
OKLab	oklab(43.67% 0.062 -0.1862)
OKLCH	oklch(43.67% 0.196 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.8690, 7.1335, 43.8700)
Luminance	0.0713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.06

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542EB4 #8EB42E

analogous

#2E4BB4 #542EB4 #972EB4

triadic

#542EB4 #B4542E #2EB454

tetradic

#542EB4 #B42E4B #8EB42E #2EB497

square

#542EB4 #B42E4B #8EB42E #2EB497

split-complementary

#542EB4 #B4972E #4BB42E

monochromatic

#271553 #3D2283 #542EB4 #734ED2 #997EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#542EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#542EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EB4

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EB4	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.196 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bcc',
    500: '#542eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542eb4;
$custom-light: #8e6bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.015,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43674,
    "c": 0.19626,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EB4

secondary

#B0C777

accent

#E245B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EB4

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

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