#542797#542797

#542797 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.171 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542797
RGB	rgb(84, 39, 151)
HSL	hsl(264, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(264, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 74.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.30, 44.82, -53.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.30, 69.80, 309.96°)
OKLab	oklab(40.19% 0.0751 -0.1531)
OKLCH	oklch(40.19% 0.171 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.9661, 5.5700, 29.8222)
Luminance	0.0557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542797 #6A9727

analogous

#273297 #542797 #8C2797

triadic

#542797 #975427 #279754

tetradic

#542797 #972732 #6A9727 #27978C

square

#542797 #972732 #6A9727 #27978C

split-complementary

#542797 #978C27 #329727

monochromatic

#1E0E36 #391A66 #542797 #6F34C8 #9162D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.93

#542797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#542797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542797

9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542797	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)

#00439A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 39, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.171 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b66b6',
    500: '#542797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542797;
$custom-light: #8b66b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.107,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40193,
    "c": 0.17054,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542797

secondary

#96BC5E

accent

#E246A3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542797

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

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