#542EA2#542EA2

#542EA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.175 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EA2
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 162)
HSL	hsl(260, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(260, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.51, 44.30, -56.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.51, 71.86, 308.05°)
OKLab	oklab(42.05% 0.066 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(42.05% 0.175 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.1529, 6.4471, 34.8322)
Luminance	0.0645 (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

#542EA2 #7CA22E

analogous

#2E42A2 #542EA2 #8E2EA2

triadic

#542EA2 #A2542E #2EA254

tetradic

#542EA2 #A22E42 #7CA22E #2EA28E

square

#542EA2 #A22E42 #7CA22E #2EA28E

split-complementary

#542EA2 #A28E2E #42A22E

monochromatic

#231343 #3B2072 #542EA2 #6F43CA #9473D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.17

#542EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#542EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EA2

9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EA2	1.00	9.17	2.29	9.17
#FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.175 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6abe',
    500: '#542ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ea2;
$custom-light: #8c6abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.655,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42054,
    "c": 0.17516,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EA2

secondary

#A4BF6D

accent

#DF49AE

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EA2

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

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