#542EA4#542EA4

#542EA4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.178 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EA4
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 164)
HSL	hsl(259, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 72%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.69, 44.86, -57.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.69, 72.94, 307.95°)
OKLab	oklab(42.23% 0.0656 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(42.23% 0.178 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.3321, 6.5187, 35.7759)
Luminance	0.0652 (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

#542EA4 #7EA42E

analogous

#2E43A4 #542EA4 #8F2EA4

triadic

#542EA4 #A4542E #2EA454

tetradic

#542EA4 #A42E43 #7EA42E #2EA48F

square

#542EA4 #A42E43 #7EA42E #2EA48F

split-complementary

#542EA4 #A48F2E #43A42E

monochromatic

#231344 #3C2174 #542EA4 #7045CB #9474D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#542EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#542EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EA4

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EA4	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A4D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.178 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6ac0',
    500: '#542ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ea4;
$custom-light: #8c6ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.322,
    "s": 56.19,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42229,
    "c": 0.17753,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EA4

secondary

#A5C06E

accent

#DF48AF

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EA4

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

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