#542FB5#542FB5

#542FB5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.196 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FB5
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 181)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 74%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.38, 49.16, -64.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.38, 81.44, 307.13°)
OKLab	oklab(43.89% 0.0609 -0.1867)
OKLCH	oklch(43.89% 0.196 288.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.0107, 7.2534, 44.4216)
Luminance	0.0725 (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

#542FB5 #90B52F

analogous

#2F4DB5 #542FB5 #972FB5

triadic

#542FB5 #B5542F #2FB554

tetradic

#542FB5 #B52F4D #90B52F #2FB597

square

#542FB5 #B52F4D #90B52F #2FB597

split-complementary

#542FB5 #B5972F #4DB52F

monochromatic

#271654 #3D2284 #542FB5 #7450D1 #9A80DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#542FB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#542FB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FB5

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FB5	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.196 288.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bcc',
    500: '#542fb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fb5;
$custom-light: #8e6bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.567,
    "s": 58.772,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43891,
    "c": 0.19637,
    "h": 288.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FB5

secondary

#B1C779

accent

#E246B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FB5

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

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