#542DAF#542DAF

#542DAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.192 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542DAF
RGB	rgb(84, 45, 175)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 74.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.48, 48.47, -62.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.48, 79.35, 307.65°)
OKLab	oklab(43.09% 0.064 -0.1805)
OKLCH	oklch(43.09% 0.192 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3302, 6.8562, 41.2228)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.61

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542DAF #88AF2D

analogous

#2D47AF #542DAF #952DAF

triadic

#542DAF #AF542D #2DAF54

tetradic

#542DAF #AF2D47 #88AF2D #2DAF95

square

#542DAF #AF2D47 #88AF2D #2DAF95

split-complementary

#542DAF #AF952D #47AF2D

monochromatic

#25144E #3D207E #542DAF #7249D0 #977ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#542DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#542DAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542DAF

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542DAF	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33506C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 45, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.192 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ac8',
    500: '#542daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542daf;
$custom-light: #8d6ac8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 59.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43089,
    "c": 0.19154,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542DAF

secondary

#ACC573

accent

#E246B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542DAF

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

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