#542CAF#542CAF

#542CAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.193 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542CAF
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.30, 48.96, -63.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.30, 79.88, 307.80°)
OKLab	oklab(42.97% 0.0649 -0.1813)
OKLCH	oklch(42.97% 0.193 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2925, 6.7808, 41.2102)
Luminance	0.0678 (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

#542CAF #87AF2C

analogous

#2C45AF #542CAF #962CAF

triadic

#542CAF #AF542C #2CAF54

tetradic

#542CAF #AF2C45 #87AF2C #2CAF96

square

#542CAF #AF2C45 #87AF2C #2CAF96

split-complementary

#542CAF #AF962C #45AF2C

monochromatic

#25134D #3D207E #542CAF #7147D1 #9778DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#542CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#542CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542CAF

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542CAF	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.193 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e69c8',
    500: '#542caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542caf;
$custom-light: #8e69c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.321,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42966,
    "c": 0.1926,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542CAF

secondary

#ACC572

accent

#E345B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542CAF

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

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