#542699#542699

#542699 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.174 H 295.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542699
RGB	rgb(84, 38, 153)
HSL	hsl(264, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(264, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 75.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.30, 45.85, -54.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.30, 71.39, 309.96°)
OKLab	oklab(40.25% 0.0755 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(40.25% 0.174 295.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.0975, 5.5707, 30.6741)
Luminance	0.0557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542699 #6B9926

analogous

#263299 #542699 #8D2699

triadic

#542699 #995426 #269954

tetradic

#542699 #992632 #6B9926 #26998D

square

#542699 #992632 #6B9926 #26998D

split-complementary

#542699 #998D26 #329926

monochromatic

#1E0E37 #391A68 #542699 #6F32CA #9162D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.93

#542699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#542699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542699

9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542699	1.00	9.93	2.11	9.93
#FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 38, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.174 295.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b65b8',
    500: '#542699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542699;
$custom-light: #8b65b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 60.209,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40248,
    "c": 0.17396,
    "h": 295.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542699

secondary

#97BD5E

accent

#E344A4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542699

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

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