#542EA0#542EA0

#542EA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.173 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EA0
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(260, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.34, 43.73, -55.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.34, 70.78, 308.16°)
OKLab	oklab(41.88% 0.0664 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(41.88% 0.173 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.9766, 6.3765, 33.9033)
Luminance	0.0638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542EA0 #7AA02E

analogous

#2E41A0 #542EA0 #8D2EA0

triadic

#542EA0 #A0542E #2EA054

tetradic

#542EA0 #A02E41 #7AA02E #2EA08D

square

#542EA0 #A02E41 #7AA02E #2EA08D

split-complementary

#542EA0 #A08D2E #41A02E

monochromatic

#221341 #3B2070 #542EA0 #6F42C9 #9372D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.23

#542EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#542EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EA0

9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EA0	1.00	9.23	2.28	9.23
#FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.173 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6abd',
    500: '#542ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ea0;
$custom-light: #8b6abd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4188,
    "c": 0.17278,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EA0

secondary

#A3BE6C

accent

#DF49AD

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EA0

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

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