#542E68#542E68

#542E68 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.103 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E68
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 104)
HSL	hsl(279, 39%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(279, 56%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.2%, 55.8%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.27, 28.69, -27.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.27, 39.55, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(37.64% 0.0702 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(37.64% 0.103 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.1314, 4.8385, 13.6523)
Luminance	0.0484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.29

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E68 #42682E

analogous

#372E68 #542E68 #682E5F

triadic

#542E68 #68542E #2E6854

tetradic

#542E68 #68372E #42682E #2E5F68

square

#542E68 #68372E #42682E #2E5F68

split-complementary

#542E68 #5F682E #2E6837

monochromatic

#110915 #321B3E #542E68 #764192 #965AB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.67

#542E68 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#542E68 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E68

10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E68	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E68	1.00	10.67	1.97	10.67
#FFFFFF	10.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F3C6A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3F67

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#523846

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e68;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.103 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866893',
    500: '#542e68',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e68;
$custom-light: #866893;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e68",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.31,
    "s": 38.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3764,
    "c": 0.10348,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E68

secondary

#6F9A58

accent

#CF5982

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E68

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

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