#542FB7#542FB7

#542FB7 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.199 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FB7
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 183)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 74.3%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.56, 49.73, -65.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.56, 82.49, 307.08°)
OKLab	oklab(44.08% 0.0605 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(44.08% 0.199 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2174, 7.3361, 45.5101)
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

#542FB7 #92B72F

analogous

#2F4EB7 #542FB7 #982FB7

triadic

#542FB7 #B7542F #2FB754

tetradic

#542FB7 #B72F4E #92B72F #2FB798

square

#542FB7 #B72F4E #92B72F #2FB798

split-complementary

#542FB7 #B7982F #4EB72F

monochromatic

#271656 #3E2286 #542FB7 #7451D2 #9B82DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#542FB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#542FB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FB7

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FB7	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)

#0050BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B5471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.199 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bce',
    500: '#542fb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fb7;
$custom-light: #8f6bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.324,
    "s": 59.13,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44076,
    "c": 0.1987,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FB7

secondary

#B3C87A

accent

#E245B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FB7

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

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