#542DA2#542DA2

#542DA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.176 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DA2
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 162)
HSL	hsl(260, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(260, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 72.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.33, 44.82, -56.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.33, 72.43, 308.23°)
OKLab	oklab(41.92% 0.067 -0.1631)
OKLCH	oklch(41.92% 0.176 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1143, 6.3698, 34.8193)
Luminance	0.0637 (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

#542DA2 #7BA22D

analogous

#2D40A2 #542DA2 #8E2DA2

triadic

#542DA2 #A2542D #2DA254

tetradic

#542DA2 #A22D40 #7BA22D #2DA28E

square

#542DA2 #A22D40 #7BA22D #2DA28E

split-complementary

#542DA2 #A28E2D #40A22D

monochromatic

#221242 #3B2072 #542DA2 #6F42CA #9472D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.23

#542DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#542DA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DA2

9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DA2	1.00	9.23	2.27	9.23
#FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.176 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69be',
    500: '#542da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542da2;
$custom-light: #8c69be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41922,
    "c": 0.17634,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DA2

secondary

#A3BF6C

accent

#E048AD

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DA2

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

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