#542E9F#542E9F

#542E9F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.172 H 292.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E9F
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 159)
HSL	hsl(260, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.2%, 71.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.26, 43.45, -55.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.26, 70.24, 308.22°)
OKLab	oklab(41.79% 0.0666 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(41.79% 0.172 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.8894, 6.3417, 33.4445)
Luminance	0.0634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.64

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E9F #799F2E

analogous

#2E409F #542E9F #8C2E9F

triadic

#542E9F #9F542E #2E9F54

tetradic

#542E9F #9F2E40 #799F2E #2E9F8C

square

#542E9F #9F2E40 #799F2E #2E9F8C

split-complementary

#542E9F #9F8C2E #409F2E

monochromatic

#221340 #3B2070 #542E9F #6F42C8 #9371D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.26

#542E9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#542E9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E9F

9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E9F	1.00	9.26	2.27	9.26
#FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.172 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6abc',
    500: '#542e9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e9f;
$custom-light: #8b6abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.177,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41794,
    "c": 0.17158,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E9F

secondary

#A2BE6B

accent

#DE49AC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E9F

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

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