#542AA1#542AA1

#542AA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.179 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542AA1
RGB	rgb(84, 42, 161)
HSL	hsl(261, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 73.9%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.70, 46.06, -57.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.70, 73.53, 308.79°)
OKLab	oklab(41.45% 0.07 -0.1643)
OKLCH	oklch(41.45% 0.179 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.9154, 6.1136, 34.3162)
Luminance	0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.86

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542AA1 #77A12A

analogous

#2A3CA1 #542AA1 #8F2AA1

triadic

#542AA1 #A1542A #2AA154

tetradic

#542AA1 #A12A3C #77A12A #2AA18F

square

#542AA1 #A12A3C #77A12A #2AA18F

split-complementary

#542AA1 #A18F2A #3CA12A

monochromatic

#211140 #3B1D70 #542AA1 #6F3CCC #936DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.45

#542AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#542AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542AA1

9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542AA1	1.00	9.45	2.22	9.45
#FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4963

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 42, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.179 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c68be',
    500: '#542aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542aa1;
$custom-light: #8c68be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.176,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41449,
    "c": 0.17862,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542AA1

secondary

#A0C067

accent

#E246AB

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542AA1

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

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