#542097#542097

#542097 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.178 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542097
RGB	rgb(84, 32, 151)
HSL	hsl(266, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(266, 79%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 78.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.16, 48.07, -55.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.16, 73.32, 310.96°)
OKLab	oklab(39.39% 0.0813 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(39.39% 0.178 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.7571, 5.1520, 29.7525)
Luminance	0.0515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542097 #639720

analogous

#202897 #542097 #8F2097

triadic

#542097 #975420 #209754

tetradic

#542097 #972028 #639720 #20978F

square

#542097 #972028 #639720 #20978F

split-complementary

#542097 #978F20 #289720

monochromatic

#1C0B32 #381564 #542097 #702BC9 #9056DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.34

#542097 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#542097 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542097

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542097	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542097	1.00	10.34	2.03	10.34
#FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42415B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542097;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 32, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.178 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b62b7',
    500: '#542097',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542097;
$custom-light: #8b62b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542097",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.218,
    "s": 65.027,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39394,
    "c": 0.17817,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542097

secondary

#90BF54

accent

#E8409F

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0511

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542097

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

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