#542897#542897

#542897 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.169 H 295.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542897
RGB	rgb(84, 40, 151)
HSL	hsl(264, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(264, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 73.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.48, 44.33, -53.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.48, 69.26, 309.79°)
OKLab	oklab(40.32% 0.0741 -0.1523)
OKLCH	oklch(40.32% 0.169 295.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.9994, 5.6365, 29.8333)
Luminance	0.0564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542897 #6B9728

analogous

#283397 #542897 #8C2897

triadic

#542897 #975428 #289754

tetradic

#542897 #972833 #6B9728 #28978C

square

#542897 #972833 #6B9728 #28978C

split-complementary

#542897 #978C28 #339728

monochromatic

#1E0E36 #391B67 #542897 #6F35C7 #9164D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.87

#542897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#542897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542897

9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542897	1.00	9.87	2.13	9.87
#FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 40, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.169 295.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b66b6',
    500: '#542897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542897;
$custom-light: #8b66b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.784,
    "s": 58.115,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40317,
    "c": 0.16937,
    "h": 295.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542897

secondary

#97BC5F

accent

#E146A4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542897

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

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