#542591#542591

#542591 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.166 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542591
RGB	rgb(84, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(266, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(266, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 74.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.44, 44.20, -51.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.44, 67.65, 310.80°)
OKLab	oklab(39.43% 0.0784 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(39.43% 0.166 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4272, 5.2521, 27.2997)
Luminance	0.0525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.70

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542591 #629125

analogous

#252C91 #542591 #8A2591

triadic

#542591 #915425 #259154

tetradic

#542591 #91252C #629125 #25918A

square

#542591 #91252C #629125 #25918A

split-complementary

#542591 #918A25 #2C9125

monochromatic

#1C0C2F #381960 #542591 #7031C2 #905BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.24

#542591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#542591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542591

10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542591	1.00	10.24	2.05	10.24
#FFFFFF	10.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004194

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00408F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454159

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.166 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a64b2',
    500: '#542591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542591;
$custom-light: #8a64b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.111,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39426,
    "c": 0.16604,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542591

secondary

#8FBA58

accent

#E3459E

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542591

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

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