#542FA1#542FA1

#542FA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.173 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FA1
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 161)
HSL	hsl(259, 55%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 70.8%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.62, 43.49, -55.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.62, 70.75, 307.92°)
OKLab	oklab(42.1% 0.0653 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(42.1% 0.173 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.1039, 6.4907, 34.3791)
Luminance	0.0649 (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

#542FA1 #7CA12F

analogous

#2F43A1 #542FA1 #8D2FA1

triadic

#542FA1 #A1542F #2FA154

tetradic

#542FA1 #A12F43 #7CA12F #2FA18D

square

#542FA1 #A12F43 #7CA12F #2FA18D

split-complementary

#542FA1 #A18D2F #43A12F

monochromatic

#231342 #3B2172 #542FA1 #6F45C9 #9474D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.14

#542FA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#542FA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FA1

9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FA1	1.00	9.14	2.30	9.14
#FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.173 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bbe',
    500: '#542fa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fa1;
$custom-light: #8b6bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.474,
    "s": 54.808,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42102,
    "c": 0.17276,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FA1

secondary

#A4BE6E

accent

#DE4AAE

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FA1

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

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