#542498#542498

#542498 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.175 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542498
RGB	rgb(84, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(265, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.88, 46.53, -54.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.88, 71.89, 310.33°)
OKLab	oklab(39.92% 0.0776 -0.1569)
OKLCH	oklch(39.92% 0.175 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.9530, 5.4133, 30.2202)
Luminance	0.0541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542498 #689824

analogous

#242E98 #542498 #8E2498

triadic

#542498 #985424 #249854

tetradic

#542498 #98242E #689824 #24988E

square

#542498 #98242E #689824 #24988E

split-complementary

#542498 #988E24 #2E9824

monochromatic

#1D0D35 #391867 #542498 #6F30C9 #915ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.08

#542498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#542498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542498

10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542498	1.00	10.08	2.08	10.08
#FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004096

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42435C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.175 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b64b7',
    500: '#542498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542498;
$custom-light: #8b64b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.828,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39924,
    "c": 0.17505,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542498

secondary

#94BE5A

accent

#E543A2

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542498

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

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