#542399#542399

#542399 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.177 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542399
RGB	rgb(84, 35, 153)
HSL	hsl(265, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 77.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.81, 47.25, -55.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.81, 72.92, 310.39°)
OKLab	oklab(39.9% 0.0782 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(39.9% 0.177 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.0054, 5.3866, 30.6434)
Luminance	0.0539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542399 #689923

analogous

#232D99 #542399 #8F2399

triadic

#542399 #995423 #239954

tetradic

#542399 #99232D #689923 #23998F

square

#542399 #99232D #689923 #23998F

split-complementary

#542399 #998F23 #2D9923

monochromatic

#1D0C35 #391867 #542399 #6F2ECB #915DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.11

#542399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#542399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542399

10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542399	1.00	10.11	2.08	10.11
#FFFFFF	10.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41435D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 35, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.177 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b63b8',
    500: '#542399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542399;
$custom-light: #8b63b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.915,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39901,
    "c": 0.17724,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542399

secondary

#94BE59

accent

#E642A2

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542399

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

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