#542EB9#542EB9

#542EB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.202 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EB9
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 50.79, -66.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 84.06, 307.17°)
OKLab	oklab(44.14% 0.0607 -0.1927)
OKLCH	oklch(44.14% 0.202 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.3875, 7.3409, 46.6010)
Luminance	0.0734 (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

#542EB9 #93B92E

analogous

#2E4DB9 #542EB9 #992EB9

triadic

#542EB9 #B9542E #2EB954

tetradic

#542EB9 #B92E4D #93B92E #2EB999

square

#542EB9 #B92E4D #93B92E #2EB999

split-complementary

#542EB9 #B9992E #4DB92E

monochromatic

#271657 #3E2288 #542EB9 #7451D4 #9B82E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#542EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#542EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EB9

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EB9	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.202 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bcf',
    500: '#542eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542eb9;
$custom-light: #8f6bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.403,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44139,
    "c": 0.20203,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EB9

secondary

#B3C97A

accent

#E344B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EB9

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

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