#542DAD#542DAD

#542DAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.189 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DAD
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.30, 47.91, -61.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.30, 78.29, 307.73°)
OKLab	oklab(42.91% 0.0645 -0.1779)
OKLCH	oklch(42.91% 0.189 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1352, 6.7782, 40.1960)
Luminance	0.0678 (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

#542DAD #86AD2D

analogous

#2D46AD #542DAD #942DAD

triadic

#542DAD #AD542D #2DAD54

tetradic

#542DAD #AD2D46 #86AD2D #2DAD94

square

#542DAD #AD2D46 #86AD2D #2DAD94

split-complementary

#542DAD #AD942D #46AD2D

monochromatic

#25144C #3C207C #542DAD #7148CF #9778DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#542DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#542DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DAD

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DAD	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#344F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.189 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ac7',
    500: '#542dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542dad;
$custom-light: #8d6ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.281,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42906,
    "c": 0.18922,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DAD

secondary

#ABC472

accent

#E246B2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DAD

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

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