#542DA7#542DA7

#542DA7 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.182 H 291.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DA7
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 167)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(259, 73%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 73.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.76, 46.22, -59.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.76, 75.11, 307.98°)
OKLab	oklab(42.37% 0.0659 -0.1699)
OKLCH	oklch(42.37% 0.182 291.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.5676, 6.5512, 37.2067)
Luminance	0.0655 (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

#542DA7 #80A72D

analogous

#2D43A7 #542DA7 #912DA7

triadic

#542DA7 #A7542D #2DA754

tetradic

#542DA7 #A72D43 #80A72D #2DA791

square

#542DA7 #A72D43 #80A72D #2DA791

split-complementary

#542DA7 #A7912D #43A72D

monochromatic

#241347 #3C2077 #542DA7 #7044CD #9575DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.09

#542DA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#542DA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DA7

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DA7	1.00	9.09	2.31	9.09
#FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542da7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.182 291.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6ac2',
    500: '#542da7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542da7;
$custom-light: #8c6ac2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542da7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.18,
    "s": 57.547,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42365,
    "c": 0.18221,
    "h": 291.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DA7

secondary

#A7C16E

accent

#E147B0

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DA7

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

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