#542E9D#542E9D

#542E9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.169 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E9D
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 157)
HSL	hsl(261, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 70.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.09, 42.89, -54.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.09, 69.15, 308.33°)
OKLab	oklab(41.62% 0.067 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(41.62% 0.169 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.7173, 6.2728, 32.5378)
Luminance	0.0627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.92

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E9D #779D2E

analogous

#2E3F9D #542E9D #8C2E9D

triadic

#542E9D #9D542E #2E9D54

tetradic

#542E9D #9D2E3F #779D2E #2E9D8C

square

#542E9D #9D2E3F #779D2E #2E9D8C

split-complementary

#542E9D #9D8C2E #3F9D2E

monochromatic

#21123E #3B206E #542E9D #6F41C7 #9370D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.31

#542E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#542E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E9D

9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E9D	1.00	9.31	2.25	9.31
#FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E4A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.169 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6abb',
    500: '#542e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e9d;
$custom-light: #8b6abb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.541,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41622,
    "c": 0.16919,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E9D

secondary

#A0BD6A

accent

#DE4AAB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E9D

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

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