#542BA2#542BA2

#542BA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.179 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542BA2
RGB	rgb(84, 43, 162)
HSL	hsl(261, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 73.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.96, 45.84, -57.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.96, 73.53, 308.57°)
OKLab	oklab(41.66% 0.0688 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(41.66% 0.179 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.0398, 6.2208, 34.7945)
Luminance	0.0622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.61

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542BA2 #79A22B

analogous

#2B3EA2 #542BA2 #8F2BA2

triadic

#542BA2 #A2542B #2BA254

tetradic

#542BA2 #A22B3E #79A22B #2BA28F

square

#542BA2 #A22B3E #79A22B #2BA28F

split-complementary

#542BA2 #A28F2B #3EA22B

monochromatic

#221141 #3B1E72 #542BA2 #6F3ECC #936FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.36

#542BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#542BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542BA2

9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542BA2	1.00	9.36	2.24	9.36
#FFFFFF	9.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 43, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.179 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c68bf',
    500: '#542ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ba2;
$custom-light: #8c68bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.672,
    "s": 58.049,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41664,
    "c": 0.17865,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542BA2

secondary

#A2C069

accent

#E147AC

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542BA2

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

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