#542D99#542D99

#542D99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.166 H 294.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542D99
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 153)
HSL	hsl(262, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(262, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 70.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.57, 42.30, -52.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.57, 67.55, 308.77°)
OKLab	oklab(41.14% 0.0688 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(41.14% 0.166 294.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.3428, 6.0612, 30.7558)
Luminance	0.0606 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542D99 #72992D

analogous

#2D3C99 #542D99 #8A2D99

triadic

#542D99 #99542D #2D9954

tetradic

#542D99 #992D3C #72992D #2D998A

square

#542D99 #992D3C #72992D #2D998A

split-complementary

#542D99 #998A2D #3C992D

monochromatic

#20113A #3A1F6A #542D99 #6F3DC6 #926CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.49

#542D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#542D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542D99

9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542D99	1.00	9.49	2.21	9.49
#FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41485F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.166 294.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a69b8',
    500: '#542d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542d99;
$custom-light: #8a69b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.667,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41144,
    "c": 0.16563,
    "h": 294.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542D99

secondary

#9DBB67

accent

#DE4AA8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542D99

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

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