#542E8F#542E8F

#542E8F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.152 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E8F
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 143)
HSL	hsl(264, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.96, 38.98, -47.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.96, 61.46, 309.37°)
OKLab	oklab(40.46% 0.0692 -0.1355)
OKLCH	oklch(40.46% 0.152 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.5898, 5.8218, 26.5997)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E8F #698F2E

analogous

#2E398F #542E8F #852E8F

triadic

#542E8F #8F542E #2E8F54

tetradic

#542E8F #8F2E39 #698F2E #2E8F85

square

#542E8F #8F2E39 #698F2E #2E8F85

split-complementary

#542E8F #8F852E #398F2E

monochromatic

#1E1032 #391F61 #542E8F #6F3DBD #9169CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#542E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#542E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E8F

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E8F	1.00	9.70	2.16	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004592

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00438D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45455A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.152 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969b0',
    500: '#542e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e8f;
$custom-light: #8969b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.505,
    "s": 51.323,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40457,
    "c": 0.1522,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E8F

secondary

#95B663

accent

#DB4DA3

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF5

border

#CBC6CF

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E8F

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

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