#542EB8#542EB8

#542EB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.201 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EB8
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.48, 50.51, -66.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.48, 83.54, 307.20°)
OKLab	oklab(44.05% 0.061 -0.1914)
OKLCH	oklch(44.05% 0.201 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2823, 7.2988, 46.0470)
Luminance	0.0730 (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

#542EB8 #92B82E

analogous

#2E4DB8 #542EB8 #992EB8

triadic

#542EB8 #B8542E #2EB854

tetradic

#542EB8 #B82E4D #92B82E #2EB899

square

#542EB8 #B82E4D #92B82E #2EB899

split-complementary

#542EB8 #B8992E #4DB82E

monochromatic

#271656 #3E2287 #542EB8 #7450D3 #9B81DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#542EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#542EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EB8

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EB8	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.201 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bce',
    500: '#542eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542eb8;
$custom-light: #8f6bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.522,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44046,
    "c": 0.20088,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EB8

secondary

#B3C879

accent

#E345B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EB8

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

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