#542DAB#542DAB
#542DAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.187 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #542DAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(84, 45, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.9%, 73.7%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.12, 47.34, -61.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.12, 77.23, 307.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.73% 0.065 -0.1752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.73% 0.187 290.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9431, 6.7014, 39.1844) |
| Luminance | 0.0670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.05
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.08
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.13
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.28
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.43
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#542DAB #84AB2D
analogous
#2D45AB #542DAB #932DAB
triadic
#542DAB #AB542D #2DAB54
tetradic
#542DAB #AB2D45 #84AB2D #2DAB93
square
#542DAB #AB2D45 #84AB2D #2DAB93
split-complementary
#542DAB #AB932D #45AB2D
monochromatic
#24144A #3C207B #542DAB #7147CE #9677DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.97
#542DAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#542DAB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #542DAB
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##542DAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##542DAB | 1.00 | 8.97 | 2.34 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#364F69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #542dab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.187 290.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d6ac5',
500: '#542dab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #542dab; $custom-light: #8d6ac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#542dab",
"rgb": {
"r": 84,
"g": 45,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.571,
"s": 58.333,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42725,
"c": 0.18689,
"h": 290.3
},
"luminance": 0.06702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#542DAB
secondary
#AAC371
accent
#E246B1
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0713
muted
#7E7A82