#542CA2#542CA2

#542CA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.177 H 292.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CA2
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 162)
HSL	hsl(260, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.14, 45.33, -57.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.14, 72.98, 308.40°)
OKLab	oklab(41.79% 0.0679 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(41.79% 0.178 292.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.0766, 6.2944, 34.8067)
Luminance	0.0630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.49

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542CA2 #7AA22C

analogous

#2C3FA2 #542CA2 #8F2CA2

triadic

#542CA2 #A2542C #2CA254

tetradic

#542CA2 #A22C3F #7AA22C #2CA28F

square

#542CA2 #A22C3F #7AA22C #2CA28F

split-complementary

#542CA2 #A28F2C #3FA22C

monochromatic

#221242 #3B1F72 #542CA2 #6F40CB #9370D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.30

#542CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#542CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CA2

9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CA2	1.00	9.30	2.26	9.30
#FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.177 292.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69be',
    500: '#542ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ca2;
$custom-light: #8c69be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.339,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41792,
    "c": 0.1775,
    "h": 292.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CA2

secondary

#A3BF6A

accent

#E147AD

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CA2

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

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