#542899#542899

#542899 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.172 H 295.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542899
RGB	rgb(84, 40, 153)
HSL	hsl(263, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(263, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.65, 44.87, -54.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.65, 70.33, 309.64°)
OKLab	oklab(40.49% 0.0737 -0.1551)
OKLCH	oklch(40.49% 0.172 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.1632, 5.7021, 30.6960)
Luminance	0.0570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542899 #6D9928

analogous

#283499 #542899 #8C2899

triadic

#542899 #995428 #289954

tetradic

#542899 #992834 #6D9928 #28998C

square

#542899 #992834 #6D9928 #28998C

split-complementary

#542899 #998C28 #349928

monochromatic

#1F0F38 #391B68 #542899 #6F35CA #9165D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.81

#542899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#542899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542899

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542899	1.00	9.81	2.14	9.81
#FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41455E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 40, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.172 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b66b8',
    500: '#542899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542899;
$custom-light: #8b66b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.363,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40492,
    "c": 0.17168,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542899

secondary

#99BD60

accent

#E246A5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542899

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

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