#542AAE#542AAE
#542AAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.194 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #542AAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(84, 42, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.7%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.87, 49.66, -63.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.87, 80.39, 308.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.63% 0.0667 -0.1817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.63% 0.194 290.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1219, 6.5962, 40.6707) |
| Luminance | 0.0660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.59
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.63
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.73
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.40
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.45
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#542AAE #84AE2A
analogous
#2A42AE #542AAE #962AAE
triadic
#542AAE #AE542A #2AAE54
tetradic
#542AAE #AE2A42 #84AE2A #2AAE96
square
#542AAE #AE2A42 #84AE2A #2AAE96
split-complementary
#542AAE #AE962A #42AE2A
monochromatic
#24124B #3C1E7D #542AAE #7143D2 #9675DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.05
#542AAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.32
#542AAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #542AAE
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##542AAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##542AAE | 1.00 | 9.05 | 2.32 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#344E6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #542aae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 42, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.194 290.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e68c7',
500: '#542aae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #542aae; $custom-light: #8e68c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#542aae",
"rgb": {
"r": 84,
"g": 42,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.091,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42634,
"c": 0.19353,
"h": 290.2
},
"luminance": 0.06597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#542AAE
secondary
#AAC56F
accent
#E444B1
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF8
border
#CCC6D1
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82