#542EAD#542EAD

#542EAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.188 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EAD
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 173)
HSL	hsl(258, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 73.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.48, 47.40, -61.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.48, 77.75, 307.56°)
OKLab	oklab(43.03% 0.0637 -0.177)
OKLCH	oklch(43.03% 0.188 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1738, 6.8554, 40.2088)
Luminance	0.0686 (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

#542EAD #87AD2E

analogous

#2E47AD #542EAD #932EAD

triadic

#542EAD #AD542E #2EAD54

tetradic

#542EAD #AD2E47 #87AD2E #2EAD93

square

#542EAD #AD2E47 #87AD2E #2EAD93

split-complementary

#542EAD #AD932E #47AD2E

monochromatic

#25144C #3D217D #542EAD #7149CF #977ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#542EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#542EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EAD

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EAD	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.188 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ac6',
    500: '#542ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542ead;
$custom-light: #8d6ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.953,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43033,
    "c": 0.18813,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EAD

secondary

#ACC473

accent

#E147B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EAD

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

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