#542294#542294

#542294 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.173 H 297.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542294
RGB	rgb(84, 34, 148)
HSL	hsl(266, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(266, 77%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.2%, 77%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.20, 46.40, -53.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.20, 70.78, 310.96°)
OKLab	oklab(39.34% 0.0804 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(39.34% 0.173 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5721, 5.1668, 28.5042)
Luminance	0.0517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.67

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542294 #629422

analogous

#222994 #542294 #8D2294

triadic

#542294 #945422 #229454

tetradic

#542294 #942229 #629422 #22948D

square

#542294 #942229 #629422 #22948D

split-complementary

#542294 #948D22 #299422

monochromatic

#1C0B30 #381762 #542294 #702DC6 #9058D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.33

#542294 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#542294 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542294

10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542294	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542294	1.00	10.33	2.03	10.33
#FFFFFF	10.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44405A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542294;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 34, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.173 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b63b4',
    500: '#542294',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542294;
$custom-light: #8b63b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542294",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.316,
    "s": 62.637,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3934,
    "c": 0.17279,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542294

secondary

#8FBD55

accent

#E6429E

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542294

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

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