#542DAE#542DAE

#542DAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.190 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DAE
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 174)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.39, 48.19, -62.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.39, 78.82, 307.69°)
OKLab	oklab(43% 0.0643 -0.1792)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.19 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2323, 6.8170, 40.7075)
Luminance	0.0682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542DAE #87AE2D

analogous

#2D46AE #542DAE #952DAE

triadic

#542DAE #AE542D #2DAE54

tetradic

#542DAE #AE2D46 #87AE2D #2DAE95

square

#542DAE #AE2D46 #87AE2D #2DAE95

split-complementary

#542DAE #AE952D #46AE2D

monochromatic

#25144D #3D207D #542DAE #7148D0 #9779DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#542DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#542DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DAE

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DAE	1.00	8.88	2.36	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.190 289.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.14,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42998,
    "c": 0.19038,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DAE

secondary

#ACC472

accent

#E246B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DAE

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

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