#542D97#542D97

#542D97 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.163 H 295.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542D97
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 151)
HSL	hsl(262, 54%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(262, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 70.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.40, 41.75, -51.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.40, 66.46, 308.92°)
OKLab	oklab(40.98% 0.0691 -0.1479)
OKLCH	oklch(40.98% 0.163 295)
XYZ	xyz(10.1790, 5.9957, 29.8931)
Luminance	0.0600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542D97 #70972D

analogous

#2D3B97 #542D97 #892D97

triadic

#542D97 #97542D #2D9754

tetradic

#542D97 #972D3B #70972D #2D9789

square

#542D97 #972D3B #70972D #2D9789

split-complementary

#542D97 #97892D #3B972D

monochromatic

#201139 #3A1F68 #542D97 #6F3CC5 #926BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.55

#542D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#542D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542D97

9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542D97	1.00	9.55	2.20	9.55
#FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42475E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.163 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a69b6',
    500: '#542d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542d97;
$custom-light: #8a69b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.075,
    "s": 54.082,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40975,
    "c": 0.16324,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.05996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542D97

secondary

#9BBA66

accent

#DD4AA7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542D97

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

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