#542EAF#542EAF

#542EAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.190 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542EAF
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 175)
HSL	hsl(258, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 73.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.65, 47.97, -62.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.65, 78.81, 307.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% 0.0632 -0.1797)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.19 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3688, 6.9334, 41.2357)
Luminance	0.0693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.67

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542EAF #89AF2E

analogous

#2E49AF #542EAF #942EAF

triadic

#542EAF #AF542E #2EAF54

tetradic

#542EAF #AF2E49 #89AF2E #2EAF94

square

#542EAF #AF2E49 #89AF2E #2EAF94

split-complementary

#542EAF #AF942E #49AF2E

monochromatic

#25154E #3D217F #542EAF #724BD0 #987BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#542EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#542EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542EAF

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542EAF	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.190 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bc8',
    500: '#542eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542eaf;
$custom-light: #8d6bc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.674,
    "s": 58.371,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43215,
    "c": 0.19047,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542EAF

secondary

#ADC574

accent

#E246B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542EAF

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

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