#542AA0#542AA0

#542AA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.177 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542AA0
RGB	rgb(84, 42, 160)
HSL	hsl(261, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 73.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.61, 45.79, -56.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.61, 73.00, 308.85°)
OKLab	oklab(41.36% 0.0702 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(41.36% 0.177 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.8275, 6.0785, 33.8537)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.98

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542AA0 #76A02A

analogous

#2A3BA0 #542AA0 #8F2AA0

triadic

#542AA0 #A0542A #2AA054

tetradic

#542AA0 #A02A3B #76A02A #2AA08F

square

#542AA0 #A02A3B #76A02A #2AA08F

split-complementary

#542AA0 #A08F2A #3BA02A

monochromatic

#21113F #3B1D70 #542AA0 #6F3CCC #936CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#542AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#542AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542AA0

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542AA0	1.00	9.48	2.22	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4962

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 42, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.177 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c68bd',
    500: '#542aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542aa0;
$custom-light: #8c68bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.356,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4136,
    "c": 0.17746,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542AA0

secondary

#A0BF67

accent

#E246AA

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542AA0

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

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