#542AA9#542AA9
#542AA9 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.188 H 291.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #542AA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(84, 42, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 75.1%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.41, 48.27, -60.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.41, 77.77, 308.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.17% 0.068 -0.1751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.17% 0.188 291.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6435, 6.4049, 38.1512) |
| Luminance | 0.0640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.72
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.03
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.23
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.30
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.92
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#542AA9 #7FA92A
analogous
#2A3FA9 #542AA9 #942AA9
triadic
#542AA9 #A9542A #2AA954
tetradic
#542AA9 #A92A3F #7FA92A #2AA994
square
#542AA9 #A92A3F #7FA92A #2AA994
split-complementary
#542AA9 #A9942A #3FA92A
monochromatic
#231247 #3C1E78 #542AA9 #7041D0 #9572DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.21
#542AA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#542AA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #542AA9
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##542AA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##542AA9 | 1.00 | 9.21 | 2.28 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004AAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#374C67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #542aa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 42, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.188 291.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d68c4',
500: '#542aa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #542aa9; $custom-light: #8d68c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#542aa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 84,
"g": 42,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.843,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42172,
"c": 0.18783,
"h": 291.2
},
"luminance": 0.06405
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#542AA9
secondary
#A6C36C
accent
#E344AF
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82