#542FBD#542FBD

#542FBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.206 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FBD
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 189)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 75.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.12, 51.44, -68.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.12, 85.62, 306.92°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.0589 -0.197)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.206 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8552, 7.5912, 48.8694)
Luminance	0.0759 (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

#542FBD #98BD2F

analogous

#2F51BD #542FBD #9B2FBD

triadic

#542FBD #BD542F #2FBD54

tetradic

#542FBD #BD2F51 #98BD2F #2FBD9B

square

#542FBD #BD2F51 #98BD2F #2FBD9B

split-complementary

#542FBD #BD9B2F #51BD2F

monochromatic

#28175B #3E238C #542FBD #7655D5 #9D86E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#542FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#542FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FBD

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FBD	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.206 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6cd2',
    500: '#542fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fbd;
$custom-light: #8f6cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.634,
    "s": 60.169,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44636,
    "c": 0.20562,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FBD

secondary

#B6CA7E

accent

#E344BA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FBD

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

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