#542EAA#542EAA

#542EAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.185 H 290.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EAA
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 170)
HSL	hsl(258, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(258, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, 46.55, -60.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 76.16, 307.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.76% 0.0643 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(42.76% 0.185 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.8868, 6.7406, 38.6972)
Luminance	0.0674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Rebeccapurple

#663399

ΔE00 4.91

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542EAA #84AA2E

analogous

#2E46AA #542EAA #922EAA

triadic

#542EAA #AA542E #2EAA54

tetradic

#542EAA #AA2E46 #84AA2E #2EAA92

square

#542EAA #AA2E46 #84AA2E #2EAA92

split-complementary

#542EAA #AA922E #46AA2E

monochromatic

#24144A #3C217A #542EAA #7148CD #9678DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#542EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#542EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EAA

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EAA	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#364F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.185 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ac4',
    500: '#542eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542eaa;
$custom-light: #8d6ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.387,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42762,
    "c": 0.18461,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EAA

secondary

#AAC371

accent

#E147B2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EAA

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

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