#542C8D#542C8D

#542C8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.152 H 298.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542C8D
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 141)
HSL	hsl(265, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(265, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 68.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.40, 39.53, -47.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.40, 61.55, 309.96°)
OKLab	oklab(40.01% 0.0717 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(40.01% 0.152 298.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.3633, 5.6091, 25.7835)
Luminance	0.0561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542C8D #658D2C

analogous

#2C358D #542C8D #852C8D

triadic

#542C8D #8D542C #2C8D54

tetradic

#542C8D #8D2C35 #658D2C #2C8D85

square

#542C8D #8D2C35 #658D2C #2C8D85

split-complementary

#542C8D #8D852C #358D2C

monochromatic

#1C0F30 #381D5E #542C8D #703BBC #9065CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.90

#542C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#542C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542C8D

9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542C8D	1.00	9.90	2.12	9.90
#FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004390

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00428B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464359

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.152 298.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8968af',
    500: '#542c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542c8d;
$custom-light: #8968af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.742,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4001,
    "c": 0.15249,
    "h": 298.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542C8D

secondary

#92B560

accent

#DC4CA1

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF5

border

#CBC6CF

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #542C8D

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

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