#542DAC#542DAC

#542DAC is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.188 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DAC
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 172)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 73.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, 47.63, -61.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 77.77, 307.77°)
OKLab	oklab(42.82% 0.0648 -0.1766)
OKLCH	oklch(42.82% 0.188 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.0388, 6.7396, 39.6883)
Luminance	0.0674 (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

#542DAC #85AC2D

analogous

#2D46AC #542DAC #932DAC

triadic

#542DAC #AC542D #2DAC54

tetradic

#542DAC #AC2D46 #85AC2D #2DAC93

square

#542DAC #AC2D46 #85AC2D #2DAC93

split-complementary

#542DAC #AC932D #46AC2D

monochromatic

#25144B #3C207B #542DAC #7147CF #9678DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#542DAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#542DAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DAC

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DAC	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#354F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542dac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.188 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ac6',
    500: '#542dac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542dac;
$custom-light: #8d6ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542dac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.425,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42815,
    "c": 0.18806,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DAC

secondary

#AAC471

accent

#E246B2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DAC

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

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