#542197#542197

#542197 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.177 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542197
RGB	rgb(84, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(266, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(266, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.32, 47.63, -55.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.32, 72.84, 310.83°)
OKLab	oklab(39.5% 0.0805 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(39.5% 0.177 297)
XYZ	xyz(9.7845, 5.2067, 29.7616)
Luminance	0.0521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542197 #649721

analogous

#212997 #542197 #8F2197

triadic

#542197 #975421 #219754

tetradic

#542197 #972129 #649721 #21978F

square

#542197 #972129 #649721 #21978F

split-complementary

#542197 #978F21 #299721

monochromatic

#1C0B33 #381665 #542197 #702CC9 #9058DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.29

#542197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#542197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542197

10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542197	1.00	10.29	2.04	10.29
#FFFFFF	10.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42415B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.177 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b62b7',
    500: '#542197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542197;
$custom-light: #8b62b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.932,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.395,
    "c": 0.17714,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.05207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542197

secondary

#91BE55

accent

#E7419F

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0511

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542197

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

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