#542B99#542B99

#542B99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.168 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542B99
RGB	rgb(84, 43, 153)
HSL	hsl(262, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(262, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.19, 43.35, -53.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.19, 68.69, 309.14°)
OKLab	oklab(40.88% 0.0708 -0.1525)
OKLCH	oklch(40.88% 0.168 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.2683, 5.9122, 30.7310)
Luminance	0.0591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542B99 #70992B

analogous

#2B3999 #542B99 #8B2B99

triadic

#542B99 #99542B #2B9954

tetradic

#542B99 #992B39 #70992B #2B998B

square

#542B99 #992B39 #70992B #2B998B

split-complementary

#542B99 #998B2B #39992B

monochromatic

#201039 #3A1E69 #542B99 #6F3AC8 #9269D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.62

#542B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#542B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542B99

9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542B99	1.00	9.62	2.18	9.62
#FFFFFF	9.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41475F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 43, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.168 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b68b8',
    500: '#542b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542b99;
$custom-light: #8b68b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.364,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40876,
    "c": 0.1681,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542B99

secondary

#9BBC64

accent

#DF48A7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542B99

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

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