#542096#542096

#542096 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.177 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542096
RGB	rgb(84, 32, 150)
HSL	hsl(266, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(266, 79%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44%, 78.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.07, 47.81, -54.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.07, 72.80, 311.05°)
OKLab	oklab(39.3% 0.0816 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(39.3% 0.177 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.6762, 5.1197, 29.3266)
Luminance	0.0512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.71

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542096 #629620

analogous

#202796 #542096 #8F2096

triadic

#542096 #965420 #209654

tetradic

#542096 #962027 #629620 #20968F

square

#542096 #962027 #629620 #20968F

split-complementary

#542096 #968F20 #279620

monochromatic

#1C0A31 #381564 #542096 #702BC8 #9056DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.38

#542096 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#542096 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542096

10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542096	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542096	1.00	10.38	2.02	10.38
#FFFFFF	10.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43405A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542096;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 32, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.177 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b62b6',
    500: '#542096',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542096;
$custom-light: #8b62b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542096",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.441,
    "s": 64.835,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39303,
    "c": 0.17709,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542096

secondary

#8FBE53

accent

#E8409E

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542096

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

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