#542EAE#542EAE

#542EAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.189 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EAE
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 174)
HSL	hsl(258, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 73.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 47.68, -62.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 78.28, 307.53°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% 0.0634 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.189 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.2709, 6.8943, 40.7203)
Luminance	0.0689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.80

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542EAE #88AE2E

analogous

#2E48AE #542EAE #942EAE

triadic

#542EAE #AE542E #2EAE54

tetradic

#542EAE #AE2E48 #88AE2E #2EAE94

square

#542EAE #AE2E48 #88AE2E #2EAE94

split-complementary

#542EAE #AE942E #48AE2E

monochromatic

#25144D #3D217E #542EAE #724ACF #977ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#542EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#542EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EAE

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EAE	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.189 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bc7',
    500: '#542eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542eae;
$custom-light: #8d6bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.813,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43124,
    "c": 0.18929,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EAE

secondary

#ACC474

accent

#E146B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EAE

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

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