#542EC4#542EC4

#542EC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.215 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EC4
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 196)
HSL	hsl(255, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 76.5%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.61, 53.89, -71.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.61, 89.73, 306.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.18% 0.0578 -0.2066)
OKLCH	oklch(45.18% 0.215 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5939, 7.8235, 52.9549)
Luminance	0.0782 (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

#542EC4 #9EC42E

analogous

#2E53C4 #542EC4 #9F2EC4

triadic

#542EC4 #C4542E #2EC454

tetradic

#542EC4 #C42E53 #9EC42E #2EC49F

square

#542EC4 #C42E53 #9EC42E #2EC49F

split-complementary

#542EC4 #C49F2E #53C42E

monochromatic

#2A1761 #3F2292 #542EC4 #7858D8 #A089E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#542EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#542EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EC4

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EC4	1.00	8.19	2.56	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A5978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.215 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916cd7',
    500: '#542ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ec4;
$custom-light: #916cd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.2,
    "s": 61.983,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45185,
    "c": 0.21455,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EC4

secondary

#BACD81

accent

#E543BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EC4

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

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