#542DA3#542DA3

#542DA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.178 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DA3
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 163)
HSL	hsl(260, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(260, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.41, 45.10, -57.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.41, 72.96, 308.18°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% 0.0668 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.178 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.2036, 6.4055, 35.2893)
Luminance	0.0641 (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

#542DA3 #7CA32D

analogous

#2D41A3 #542DA3 #8F2DA3

triadic

#542DA3 #A3542D #2DA354

tetradic

#542DA3 #A32D41 #7CA32D #2DA38F

square

#542DA3 #A32D41 #7CA32D #2DA38F

split-complementary

#542DA3 #A38F2D #41A32D

monochromatic

#231343 #3B2073 #542DA3 #6F42CB #9472D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.21

#542DA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#542DA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DA3

9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DA3	1.00	9.21	2.28	9.21
#FFFFFF	9.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542da3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.178 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69bf',
    500: '#542da3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542da3;
$custom-light: #8c69bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542da3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.831,
    "s": 56.731,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4201,
    "c": 0.17752,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DA3

secondary

#A4C06C

accent

#E048AE

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DA3

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

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