#542FB8#542FB8

#542FB8 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.200 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FB8
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 184)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 74.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.65, 50.02, -66.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.65, 83.01, 307.05°)
OKLab	oklab(44.17% 0.0602 -0.1906)
OKLCH	oklch(44.17% 0.2 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.3218, 7.3779, 46.0602)
Luminance	0.0738 (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

#542FB8 #93B82F

analogous

#2F4FB8 #542FB8 #982FB8

triadic

#542FB8 #B8542F #2FB854

tetradic

#542FB8 #B82F4F #93B82F #2FB898

square

#542FB8 #B82F4F #93B82F #2FB898

split-complementary

#542FB8 #B8982F #4FB82F

monochromatic

#271657 #3E2387 #542FB8 #7452D3 #9B82DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#542FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#542FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FB8

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FB8	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.200 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6cce',
    500: '#542fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fb8;
$custom-light: #8f6cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.204,
    "s": 59.307,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44168,
    "c": 0.19985,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FB8

secondary

#B3C87B

accent

#E245B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FB8

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

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