#542BAB#542BAB
#542BAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.189 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #542BAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(84, 43, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.9%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.77, 48.34, -61.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.77, 78.30, 308.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.48% 0.0667 -0.1769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.48% 0.189 290.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8686, 6.5524, 39.1595) |
| Luminance | 0.0655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.79
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.05
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.15
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.15
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.56
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#542BAB #82AB2B
analogous
#2B42AB #542BAB #942BAB
triadic
#542BAB #AB542B #2BAB54
tetradic
#542BAB #AB2B42 #82AB2B #2BAB94
square
#542BAB #AB2B42 #82AB2B #2BAB94
split-complementary
#542BAB #AB942B #42AB2B
monochromatic
#241249 #3C1F7A #542BAB #7043D0 #9674DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.09
#542BAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#542BAB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #542BAB
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##542BAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##542BAB | 1.00 | 9.09 | 2.31 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#364E69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #542bab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 43, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.189 290.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d69c5',
500: '#542bab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #542bab; $custom-light: #8d69c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#542bab",
"rgb": {
"r": 84,
"g": 43,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.219,
"s": 59.813,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42477,
"c": 0.18906,
"h": 290.7
},
"luminance": 0.06553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#542BAB
secondary
#A8C46E
accent
#E345B0
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82