#542DA5#542DA5

#542DA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.180 H 291.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DA5
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 165)
HSL	hsl(260, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(260, 73%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.59, 45.66, -58.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.59, 74.04, 308.08°)
OKLab	oklab(42.19% 0.0664 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(42.19% 0.18 291.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.3842, 6.4778, 36.2405)
Luminance	0.0648 (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

#542DA5 #7EA52D

analogous

#2D42A5 #542DA5 #902DA5

triadic

#542DA5 #A5542D #2DA554

tetradic

#542DA5 #A52D42 #7EA52D #2DA590

square

#542DA5 #A52D42 #7EA52D #2DA590

split-complementary

#542DA5 #A5902D #42A52D

monochromatic

#231345 #3C2075 #542DA5 #7043CC #9473D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.15

#542DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#542DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DA5

9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DA5	1.00	9.15	2.30	9.15
#FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A4C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.180 291.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6ac1',
    500: '#542da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542da5;
$custom-light: #8c6ac1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.5,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42187,
    "c": 0.17987,
    "h": 291.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DA5

secondary

#A5C16D

accent

#E047AF

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DA5

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

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