#542ECC#542ECC

#542ECC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.224 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542ECC
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 204)
HSL	hsl(254, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(254, 77%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 77.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.39, 56.14, -75.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.39, 93.79, 306.77°)
OKLab	oklab(45.96% 0.0555 -0.2165)
OKLCH	oklch(45.96% 0.224 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5289, 8.1974, 57.8790)
Luminance	0.0820 (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

#542ECC #A6CC2E

analogous

#2E57CC #542ECC #A32ECC

triadic

#542ECC #CC542E #2ECC54

tetradic

#542ECC #CC2E57 #A6CC2E #2ECCA3

square

#542ECC #CC2E57 #A6CC2E #2ECCA3

split-complementary

#542ECC #CCA32E #57CC2E

monochromatic

#2B1768 #3F239A #542ECC #7B5DDA #A48FE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#542ECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#542ECC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542ECC

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542ECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542ECC	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#045C7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.224 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#926cdd',
    500: '#542ecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ecc;
$custom-light: #926cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.43,
    "s": 63.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45963,
    "c": 0.22354,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542ECC

secondary

#BED086

accent

#E642BF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542ECC

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

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