#542AAF#542AAF

#542AAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.195 H 290.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542AAF
RGB	rgb(84, 42, 175)
HSL	hsl(259, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(259, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 76%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.96, 49.93, -63.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.96, 80.92, 308.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.73% 0.0665 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(42.73% 0.195 290)
XYZ	xyz(12.2197, 6.6354, 41.1860)
Luminance	0.0664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542AAF #85AF2A

analogous

#2A43AF #542AAF #962AAF

triadic

#542AAF #AF542A #2AAF54

tetradic

#542AAF #AF2A43 #85AF2A #2AAF96

square

#542AAF #AF2A43 #85AF2A #2AAF96

split-complementary

#542AAF #AF962A #43AF2A

monochromatic

#25124C #3C1E7E #542AAF #7144D2 #9675DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#542AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#542AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542AAF

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542AAF	1.00	9.02	2.33	9.02
#FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#334F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 42, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.195 290.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e68c8',
    500: '#542aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542aaf;
$custom-light: #8e68c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.947,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42727,
    "c": 0.19467,
    "h": 290
  },
  "luminance": 0.06636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542AAF

secondary

#AAC66F

accent

#E443B2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542AAF

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

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