#542CAB#542CAB

#542CAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.188 H 290.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CAB
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 171)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(259, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 74.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.94, 47.84, -61.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.94, 77.77, 307.97°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% 0.0658 -0.1761)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.188 290.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9054, 6.6260, 39.1718)
Luminance	0.0663 (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

#542CAB #83AB2C

analogous

#2C43AB #542CAB #942CAB

triadic

#542CAB #AB542C #2CAB54

tetradic

#542CAB #AB2C43 #83AB2C #2CAB94

square

#542CAB #AB2C43 #83AB2C #2CAB94

split-complementary

#542CAB #AB942C #43AB2C

monochromatic

#24134A #3C1F7A #542CAB #7145CF #9676DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.03

#542CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#542CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CAB

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CAB	1.00	9.03	2.33	9.03
#FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#364E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.188 290.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d69c5',
    500: '#542cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cab;
$custom-light: #8d69c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.898,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.426,
    "c": 0.18799,
    "h": 290.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CAB

secondary

#A9C36F

accent

#E246B1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CAB

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

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