#542997#542997

#542997 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.168 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542997
RGB	rgb(84, 41, 151)
HSL	hsl(263, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(263, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 72.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.66, 43.83, -52.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.66, 68.72, 309.63°)
OKLab	oklab(40.44% 0.0731 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(40.44% 0.168 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.0335, 5.7048, 29.8447)
Luminance	0.0570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542997 #6C9729

analogous

#293597 #542997 #8B2997

triadic

#542997 #975429 #299754

tetradic

#542997 #972935 #6C9729 #29978B

square

#542997 #972935 #6C9729 #29978B

split-complementary

#542997 #978B29 #359729

monochromatic

#1E0F37 #391C67 #542997 #6F36C7 #9165D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.81

#542997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#542997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542997

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542997	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)

#00449A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42455D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 41, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.168 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a67b6',
    500: '#542997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542997;
$custom-light: #8a67b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.455,
    "s": 57.292,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40444,
    "c": 0.16818,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542997

secondary

#98BB61

accent

#E147A5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542997

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

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