#542E6A#542E6A

#542E6A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.106 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E6A
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 106)
HSL	hsl(278, 39%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(278, 57%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 56.6%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.39, 29.18, -28.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.39, 40.67, 315.86°)
OKLab	oklab(37.77% 0.0704 -0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(37.77% 0.106 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.2342, 4.8796, 14.1936)
Luminance	0.0488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.04

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E6A #446A2E

analogous

#362E6A #542E6A #6A2E62

triadic

#542E6A #6A542E #2E6A54

tetradic

#542E6A #6A362E #446A2E #2E626A

square

#542E6A #6A362E #446A2E #2E626A

split-complementary

#542E6A #626A2E #2E6A36

monochromatic

#110915 #321B3F #542E6A #764195 #965BB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.63

#542E6A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#542E6A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E6A

10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E6A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E6A	1.00	10.63	1.98	10.63
#FFFFFF	10.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E3D6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A3F68

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#523847

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e6a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.106 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866895',
    500: '#542e6a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e6a;
$custom-light: #866895;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e6a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278,
    "s": 39.474,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37767,
    "c": 0.10598,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E6A

secondary

#719C58

accent

#CF5884

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E6A

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

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