#542CAE#542CAE

#542CAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.191 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CAE
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 174)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 74.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, 48.68, -62.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 79.35, 307.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.87% 0.0651 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(42.87% 0.191 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1946, 6.7416, 40.6949)
Luminance	0.0674 (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

#542CAE #86AE2C

analogous

#2C45AE #542CAE #952CAE

triadic

#542CAE #AE542C #2CAE54

tetradic

#542CAE #AE2C45 #86AE2C #2CAE95

square

#542CAE #AE2C45 #86AE2C #2CAE95

split-complementary

#542CAE #AE952C #45AE2C

monochromatic

#25134C #3C207D #542CAE #7147D0 #9778DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#542CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#542CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CAE

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CAE	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#334F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.191 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d69c7',
    500: '#542cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542cae;
$custom-light: #8d69c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.462,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42874,
    "c": 0.19145,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CAE

secondary

#ABC571

accent

#E345B2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CAE

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

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