Recognised as Colour
#542BB7
- #542BB7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#542BB7 is a violet with RGB values 84, 43, 183 and HSL 258°, 62%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#542BB7#542BB7
HEX#542BB7
RGBrgb(84, 43, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.1686, 0.7176
RGB percentages32.9%, 16.9%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(257.6, 61.9%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 76.5%, 71.8%)
CMYK54.1%, 76.5%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,516,215
CSS custom property--colour: #542BB7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#ABD448
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EB72B
Analogous#2B48B7, #9A2BB7
Triadic#B7542B, #2BB754
Split complementary#B79A2B, #48B72B
Tetradic#B72B48, #8EB72B, #2BB79A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R84
G43
B183
Red84 (32.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue257.57°
Saturation (HSL)61.95%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 2B · B B7
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