#542E98#542E98

#542E98 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.163 H 294.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E98
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 152)
HSL	hsl(262, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(262, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 69.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.68, 41.49, -51.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.68, 66.42, 308.65°)
OKLab	oklab(41.2% 0.0679 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(41.2% 0.163 294.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.2991, 6.1055, 30.3355)
Luminance	0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.63

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E98 #72982E

analogous

#2E3D98 #542E98 #892E98

triadic

#542E98 #98542E #2E9854

tetradic

#542E98 #982E3D #72982E #2E9889

square

#542E98 #982E3D #72982E #2E9889

split-complementary

#542E98 #98892E #3D982E

monochromatic

#20123A #3A2069 #542E98 #6F3EC5 #926DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.45

#542E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#542E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E98

9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E98	1.00	9.45	2.22	9.45
#FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41485F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.163 294.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6ab7',
    500: '#542e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e98;
$custom-light: #8a6ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.509,
    "s": 53.535,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41198,
    "c": 0.16316,
    "h": 294.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E98

secondary

#9DBA68

accent

#DD4BA9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E98

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

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