#542090#542090

#542090 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.171 H 299.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542090
RGB	rgb(84, 32, 144)
HSL	hsl(268, 64%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(268, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 77.8%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.54, 46.26, -52.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.54, 69.65, 311.62°)
OKLab	oklab(38.76% 0.0833 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(38.76% 0.171 299.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.2054, 4.9313, 26.8470)
Luminance	0.0493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542090 #5C9020

analogous

#202490 #542090 #8C2090

triadic

#542090 #905420 #209054

tetradic

#542090 #902024 #5C9020 #20908C

square

#542090 #902024 #5C9020 #20908C

split-complementary

#542090 #908C20 #249020

monochromatic

#1A0A2C #37155E #542090 #712BC2 #9052D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.57

#542090 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#542090 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542090

10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542090	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542090	1.00	10.57	1.99	10.57
#FFFFFF	10.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542090;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 32, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.171 299.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a61b1',
    500: '#542090',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542090;
$custom-light: #8a61b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542090",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.857,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38764,
    "c": 0.17057,
    "h": 299.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542090

secondary

#8ABC50

accent

#E7419A

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542090

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

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