#542499#542499

#542499 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.176 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542499
RGB	rgb(84, 36, 153)
HSL	hsl(265, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 76.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.97, 46.79, -55.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.97, 72.42, 310.25°)
OKLab	oklab(40.01% 0.0773 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(40.01% 0.176 296)
XYZ	xyz(10.0353, 5.4462, 30.6533)
Luminance	0.0545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542499 #699924

analogous

#242F99 #542499 #8F2499

triadic

#542499 #995424 #249954

tetradic

#542499 #99242F #699924 #24998F

square

#542499 #99242F #699924 #24998F

split-complementary

#542499 #998F24 #2F9924

monochromatic

#1E0D36 #391867 #542499 #6F30CB #915ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.05

#542499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#542499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542499

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542499	1.00	10.05	2.09	10.05
#FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41435D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 36, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.176 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b64b8',
    500: '#542499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542499;
$custom-light: #8b64b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.615,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40014,
    "c": 0.17617,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.05446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542499

secondary

#95BE5B

accent

#E543A2

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542499

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

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