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#542ACC

#542acc ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#542acc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 16.47% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.82% cyan, 79.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 255.56°, with 65.85% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.079

Complementary

  1. #542acc
  2. #a2cc2a

Split complementary

  1. #542acc
  2. #cca52a
  3. #51cc2a

Analogous

  1. #2a51cc
  2. #542acc
  3. #a52acc

Triadic

  1. #542acc
  2. #cc542a
  3. #2acc54

Tetradic

  1. #542acc
  2. #cc2aa2
  3. #a2cc2a
  4. #2acc54

Square

  1. #542acc
  2. #cc2a51
  3. #a2cc2a
  4. #2acca5

Monochromatic

  1. #20104d
  2. #3a1d8d
  3. #542acc
  4. #8464df
  5. #b6a3ec

Shades

#542acc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #542acc
  2. #4c26b8
  3. #4322a3
  4. #3b1d8f
  5. #32197a
  6. #2a1566
  7. #221152
  8. #190d3d
  9. #110829
  10. #080414
  11. #000000

Tints

#542acc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #542acc
  2. #653fd1
  3. #7655d6
  4. #876adb
  5. #987fe0
  6. #aa95e6
  7. #bbaaeb
  8. #ccbff0
  9. #ddd4f5
  10. #eeeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#542acc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #542acc
  2. #5833c4
  3. #5d3bbd
  4. #6144b5
  5. #664cae
  6. #6a55a6
  7. #6e5e9e
  8. #736697
  9. #776f8f
  10. #7c7788
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #055b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #364ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-542acc {
  color: #542acc;
}
Background
.bg-542acc {
  background-color: #542acc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-542acc {
  border: 2px solid #542acc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #542acc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 42 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-542acc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #542acc, #a52acc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-542acc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 42 204 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.20 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.56 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.58 #abd533 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Han Purple
#542acc  rgb(84, 42, 204)  hsl(256, 66%, 48%)  Han Purple
#a2cc2a  rgb(162, 204, 42)  hsl(76, 66%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#cc542a  rgb(204, 84, 42)  hsl(16, 66%, 48%)  Sinopia
#2acc54  rgb(42, 204, 84)  hsl(136, 66%, 48%)  Malachite