#542E9E#542E9E

#542E9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.170 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E9E
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 158)
HSL	hsl(260, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 70.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.17, 43.17, -54.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.17, 69.70, 308.27°)
OKLab	oklab(41.71% 0.0668 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(41.71% 0.17 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8030, 6.3071, 32.9893)
Luminance	0.0631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.78

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E9E #789E2E

analogous

#2E409E #542E9E #8C2E9E

triadic

#542E9E #9E542E #2E9E54

tetradic

#542E9E #9E2E40 #789E2E #2E9E8C

square

#542E9E #9E2E40 #789E2E #2E9E8C

split-complementary

#542E9E #9E8C2E #409E2E

monochromatic

#22123F #3B206F #542E9E #6F41C8 #9371D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.29

#542E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#542E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E9E

9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E9E	1.00	9.29	2.26	9.29
#FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E4A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.170 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6abc',
    500: '#542e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e9e;
$custom-light: #8b6abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.357,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41708,
    "c": 0.17038,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E9E

secondary

#A1BD6B

accent

#DE4AAC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E9E

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

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