#542CA1#542CA1

#542CA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.176 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CA1
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 161)
HSL	hsl(261, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.06, 45.05, -56.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.06, 72.44, 308.46°)
OKLab	oklab(41.7% 0.0681 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(41.7% 0.176 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9881, 6.2590, 34.3405)
Luminance	0.0626 (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

#542CA1 #79A12C

analogous

#2C3EA1 #542CA1 #8E2CA1

triadic

#542CA1 #A1542C #2CA154

tetradic

#542CA1 #A12C3E #79A12C #2CA18E

square

#542CA1 #A12C3E #79A12C #2CA18E

split-complementary

#542CA1 #A18E2C #3EA12C

monochromatic

#221241 #3B1F71 #542CA1 #6F40CB #9370D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.33

#542CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#542CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CA1

9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CA1	1.00	9.33	2.25	9.33
#FFFFFF	9.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.176 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69be',
    500: '#542ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ca1;
$custom-light: #8c69be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.513,
    "s": 57.073,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41703,
    "c": 0.17633,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CA1

secondary

#A2BF6A

accent

#E047AC

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CA1

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

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