#542FB9#542FB9

#542FB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.201 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FB9
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 185)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 74.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.74, 50.30, -66.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.74, 83.54, 307.02°)
OKLab	oklab(44.26% 0.06 -0.1919)
OKLCH	oklch(44.26% 0.201 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.4270, 7.4199, 46.6142)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.54

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542FB9 #94B92F

analogous

#2F4FB9 #542FB9 #992FB9

triadic

#542FB9 #B9542F #2FB954

tetradic

#542FB9 #B92F4F #94B92F #2FB999

square

#542FB9 #B92F4F #94B92F #2FB999

split-complementary

#542FB9 #B9992F #4FB92F

monochromatic

#281657 #3E2388 #542FB9 #7552D3 #9C83DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#542FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#542FB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FB9

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FB9	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.201 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6ccf',
    500: '#542fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fb9;
$custom-light: #8f6ccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.087,
    "s": 59.483,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44262,
    "c": 0.20101,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FB9

secondary

#B4C97B

accent

#E345B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FB9

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

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