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Recognised as Colour

#542AD5

  • #542AD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#542AD5 is a blue with RGB values 84, 42, 213 and HSL 255°, 67%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#542AD5#542AD5
HEX#542AD5
RGBrgb(84, 42, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1647, 0.8353
RGB percentages32.9%, 16.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(254.7, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK60.6%, 80.3%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,515,989
CSS custom property--colour: #542AD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#ABD52A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.1Medium blue · ΔE 16.6Dark violet · ΔE 19.2Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1Dark blue · ΔE 24.9Navy · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABD52A
Analogous#2A56D5, #A92AD5
Triadic#D5542A, #2AD554
Split complementary#D5A92A, #56D52A
Tetradic#D52A56, #ABD52A, #2AD5A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD4F7
Lighter +30%#BBAAEE
Lighter +20%#987FE6
Lighter +10%#7655DD
Darker −10%#4322AA
Darker −20%#321980
Darker −30%#221155
Darker −40%#11082B
More saturated +25%#440AF5
Less saturated −25%#644AB5

Channel breakdown

R84
G42
B213
Red84 (32.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue254.74°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 2A · B D5

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