#542491#542491

#542491 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.167 H 298.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542491
RGB	rgb(84, 36, 145)
HSL	hsl(266, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(266, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 75.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.27, 44.68, -51.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.27, 68.17, 310.95°)
OKLab	oklab(39.31% 0.0793 -0.1472)
OKLCH	oklch(39.31% 0.167 298.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3966, 5.1908, 27.2894)
Luminance	0.0519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542491 #619124

analogous

#242A91 #542491 #8A2491

triadic

#542491 #915424 #249154

tetradic

#542491 #91242A #619124 #24918A

square

#542491 #91242A #619124 #24918A

split-complementary

#542491 #918A24 #2A9124

monochromatic

#1B0C2F #381860 #542491 #7030C2 #9059D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.30

#542491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#542491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542491

10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542491	1.00	10.30	2.04	10.30
#FFFFFF	10.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004194

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454058

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 36, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.167 298.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a64b2',
    500: '#542491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542491;
$custom-light: #8a64b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.422,
    "s": 60.221,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39306,
    "c": 0.16721,
    "h": 298.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542491

secondary

#8EBA56

accent

#E3449D

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542491

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

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