#542BAF#542BAF

#542BAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.194 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542BAF
RGB	rgb(84, 43, 175)
HSL	hsl(259, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(259, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 75.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.13, 49.45, -63.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.13, 80.40, 307.96°)
OKLab	oklab(42.85% 0.0657 -0.1822)
OKLCH	oklch(42.85% 0.194 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2557, 6.7072, 41.1980)
Luminance	0.0671 (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

#542BAF #86AF2B

analogous

#2B44AF #542BAF #962BAF

triadic

#542BAF #AF542B #2BAF54

tetradic

#542BAF #AF2B44 #86AF2B #2BAF96

square

#542BAF #AF2B44 #86AF2B #2BAF96

split-complementary

#542BAF #AF962B #44AF2B

monochromatic

#25134D #3C1F7E #542BAF #7146D1 #9777DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#542BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#542BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542BAF

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542BAF	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#334F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 43, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.194 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e69c8',
    500: '#542baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542baf;
$custom-light: #8e69c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.636,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42845,
    "c": 0.19364,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542BAF

secondary

#ABC570

accent

#E444B2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542BAF

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

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