#542EBE#542EBE

#542EBE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.208 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EBE
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 190)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 75.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.04, 52.20, -69.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.04, 86.65, 307.05°)
OKLab	oklab(44.61% 0.0594 -0.1991)
OKLCH	oklch(44.61% 0.208 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9246, 7.5557, 49.4299)
Luminance	0.0756 (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

#542EBE #98BE2E

analogous

#2E50BE #542EBE #9C2EBE

triadic

#542EBE #BE542E #2EBE54

tetradic

#542EBE #BE2E50 #98BE2E #2EBE9C

square

#542EBE #BE2E50 #98BE2E #2EBE9C

split-complementary

#542EBE #BE9C2E #50BE2E

monochromatic

#28165B #3E228D #542EBE #7654D6 #9D85E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#542EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#542EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EBE

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EBE	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.208 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906bd3',
    500: '#542ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ebe;
$custom-light: #906bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.833,
    "s": 61.017,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44611,
    "c": 0.20775,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EBE

secondary

#B6CB7D

accent

#E444BA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EBE

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

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