#542DA9#542DA9

#542DA9 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.185 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DA9
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 169)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(259, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 73.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.94, 46.78, -60.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.94, 76.17, 307.89°)
OKLab	oklab(42.54% 0.0654 -0.1726)
OKLCH	oklch(42.54% 0.185 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7539, 6.6257, 38.1880)
Luminance	0.0663 (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

#542DA9 #82A92D

analogous

#2D44A9 #542DA9 #922DA9

triadic

#542DA9 #A9542D #2DA954

tetradic

#542DA9 #A92D44 #82A92D #2DA992

square

#542DA9 #A92D44 #82A92D #2DA992

split-complementary

#542DA9 #A9922D #44A92D

monochromatic

#241348 #3C2079 #542DA9 #7046CE #9676DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.03

#542DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#542DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DA9

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DA9	1.00	9.03	2.33	9.03
#FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#374E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.185 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ac4',
    500: '#542da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542da9;
$custom-light: #8d6ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.871,
    "s": 57.944,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42544,
    "c": 0.18456,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DA9

secondary

#A8C26F

accent

#E147B1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DA9

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

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