#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
RGBrgb(84, 47, 161)
HSLhsl(259, 55%, 41%)
HSVhsv(259, 71%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(47.8%, 70.8%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LABlab(30.62, 43.49, -55.81)
CIE-LCHlch(30.62, 70.75, 307.92°)
OKLaboklab(42.1% 0.0653 -0.1599)
OKLCHoklch(42.1% 0.173 292.2)
XYZxyz(11.1039, 6.4907, 34.3791)
Luminance0.0649 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

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
##542FA11.009.142.309.14
#FFFFFF9.141.0021.001.00
#0000002.3021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF9.141.0021.001.00

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

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#542FA1 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva