#542D8D#542D8D

#542D8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.151 H 297.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542D8D
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 141)
HSL	hsl(264, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.60, 38.98, -46.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.60, 60.95, 309.76°)
OKLab	oklab(40.15% 0.0706 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(40.15% 0.151 297.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.4010, 5.6845, 25.7961)
Luminance	0.0568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542D8D #668D2D

analogous

#2D368D #542D8D #842D8D

triadic

#542D8D #8D542D #2D8D54

tetradic

#542D8D #8D2D36 #668D2D #2D8D84

square

#542D8D #8D2D36 #668D2D #2D8D84

split-complementary

#542D8D #8D842D #368D2D

monochromatic

#1D0F30 #381E5F #542D8D #703CBB #9066CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.83

#542D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#542D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542D8D

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542D8D	1.00	9.83	2.14	9.83
#FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004490

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00428B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464359

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.151 297.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969af',
    500: '#542d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542d8d;
$custom-light: #8969af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.375,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40152,
    "c": 0.15112,
    "h": 297.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542D8D

secondary

#93B561

accent

#DB4DA1

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF5

border

#CBC6CF

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #542D8D

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

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