#542E99#542E99

#542E99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.164 H 294.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E99
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 153)
HSL	hsl(261, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(261, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.76, 41.77, -52.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.76, 66.97, 308.59°)
OKLab	oklab(41.28% 0.0677 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(41.28% 0.164 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.3814, 6.1384, 30.7687)
Luminance	0.0614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.48

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E99 #73992E

analogous

#2E3E99 #542E99 #8A2E99

triadic

#542E99 #99542E #2E9954

tetradic

#542E99 #992E3E #73992E #2E998A

square

#542E99 #992E3E #73992E #2E998A

split-complementary

#542E99 #998A2E #3E992E

monochromatic

#20123B #3A206A #542E99 #6F3FC5 #926ED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.43

#542E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#542E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E99

9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E99	1.00	9.43	2.23	9.43
#FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414860

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.164 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6ab8',
    500: '#542e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e99;
$custom-light: #8a6ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.308,
    "s": 53.769,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41282,
    "c": 0.16437,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E99

secondary

#9DBB68

accent

#DD4BA9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E99

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

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