#542EA5#542EA5

#542EA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.179 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EA5
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 165)
HSL	hsl(259, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 72.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.77, 45.14, -57.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.77, 73.48, 307.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.32% 0.0654 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(42.32% 0.179 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.4228, 6.5550, 36.2534)
Luminance	0.0655 (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

#542EA5 #7FA52E

analogous

#2E44A5 #542EA5 #902EA5

triadic

#542EA5 #A5542E #2EA554

tetradic

#542EA5 #A52E44 #7FA52E #2EA590

square

#542EA5 #A52E44 #7FA52E #2EA590

split-complementary

#542EA5 #A5902E #44A52E

monochromatic

#231345 #3C2175 #542EA5 #7045CB #9575D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.09

#542EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#542EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EA5

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EA5	1.00	9.09	2.31	9.09
#FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A4D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.179 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6ac1',
    500: '#542ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ea5;
$custom-light: #8c6ac1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.16,
    "s": 56.398,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42318,
    "c": 0.17872,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EA5

secondary

#A6C06F

accent

#E048AF

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EA5

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

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