#542EA3#542EA3

#542EA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.176 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EA3
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 163)
HSL	hsl(259, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.5%, 71.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.60, 44.58, -57.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.60, 72.40, 308.00°)
OKLab	oklab(42.14% 0.0658 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(42.14% 0.176 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.2422, 6.4828, 35.3022)
Luminance	0.0648 (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

#542EA3 #7DA32E

analogous

#2E42A3 #542EA3 #8E2EA3

triadic

#542EA3 #A3542E #2EA354

tetradic

#542EA3 #A32E42 #7DA32E #2EA38E

square

#542EA3 #A32E42 #7DA32E #2EA38E

split-complementary

#542EA3 #A38E2E #42A32E

monochromatic

#231344 #3B2173 #542EA3 #7044CA #9474D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.14

#542EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#542EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EA3

9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EA3	1.00	9.14	2.30	9.14
#FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.176 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6abf',
    500: '#542ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ea3;
$custom-light: #8c6abf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.487,
    "s": 55.981,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42142,
    "c": 0.17634,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EA3

secondary

#A5BF6D

accent

#DF49AE

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EA3

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

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