#542ABA#542ABA

#542ABA is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.207 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542ABA
RGB	rgb(84, 42, 186)
HSL	hsl(258, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(258, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 77.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.00, 52.97, -68.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.00, 86.60, 307.71°)
OKLab	oklab(43.77% 0.0634 -0.1971)
OKLCH	oklch(43.77% 0.207 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3444, 7.0852, 47.1093)
Luminance	0.0709 (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

#542ABA #90BA2A

analogous

#2A48BA #542ABA #9C2ABA

triadic

#542ABA #BA542A #2ABA54

tetradic

#542ABA #BA2A48 #90BA2A #2ABA9C

square

#542ABA #BA2A48 #90BA2A #2ABA9C

split-complementary

#542ABA #BA9C2A #48BA2A

monochromatic

#271356 #3D1F88 #542ABA #744BD6 #9A7DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#542ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#542ABA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542ABA

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542ABA	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 42, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.207 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f69d0',
    500: '#542aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542aba;
$custom-light: #8f69d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43768,
    "c": 0.20707,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542ABA

secondary

#B1CA76

accent

#E642B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542ABA

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

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