#542497#542497

#542497 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.174 H 296.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542497
RGB	rgb(84, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(265, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.79, 46.26, -54.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.79, 71.36, 310.41°)
OKLab	oklab(39.84% 0.0779 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(39.84% 0.174 296.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.8715, 5.3807, 29.7906)
Luminance	0.0538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542497 #679724

analogous

#242E97 #542497 #8E2497

triadic

#542497 #975424 #249754

tetradic

#542497 #97242E #679724 #24978E

square

#542497 #97242E #679724 #24978E

split-complementary

#542497 #978E24 #2E9724

monochromatic

#1D0C34 #391866 #542497 #6F30C8 #915DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.11

#542497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#542497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542497

10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542497	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)

#00429A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42425C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.174 296.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b64b7',
    500: '#542497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542497;
$custom-light: #8b64b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.043,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39835,
    "c": 0.17394,
    "h": 296.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542497

secondary

#94BD5A

accent

#E543A1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542497

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

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