#542FA2#542FA2

#542FA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.174 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FA2
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 162)
HSL	hsl(259, 55%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 71%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 71%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.70, 43.77, -56.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.70, 71.30, 307.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.19% 0.0651 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(42.19% 0.174 292)
XYZ	xyz(11.1924, 6.5261, 34.8454)
Luminance	0.0653 (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

#542FA2 #7DA22F

analogous

#2F43A2 #542FA2 #8D2FA2

triadic

#542FA2 #A2542F #2FA254

tetradic

#542FA2 #A22F43 #7DA22F #2FA28D

square

#542FA2 #A22F43 #7DA22F #2FA28D

split-complementary

#542FA2 #A28D2F #43A22F

monochromatic

#231343 #3B2173 #542FA2 #7045C9 #9475D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#542FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#542FA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FA2

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FA2	1.00	9.11	2.31	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.174 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bbe',
    500: '#542fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fa2;
$custom-light: #8b6bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.304,
    "s": 55.024,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42189,
    "c": 0.17396,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.06526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FA2

secondary

#A5BF6E

accent

#DE49AE

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FA2

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

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