#542FA3#542FA3

#542FA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.175 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FA3
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 163)
HSL	hsl(259, 55%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 71%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.79, 44.05, -56.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.79, 71.84, 307.82°)
OKLab	oklab(42.28% 0.0649 -0.1627)
OKLCH	oklch(42.28% 0.175 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.2817, 6.5618, 35.3154)
Luminance	0.0656 (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

#542FA3 #7EA32F

analogous

#2F44A3 #542FA3 #8E2FA3

triadic

#542FA3 #A3542F #2FA354

tetradic

#542FA3 #A32F44 #7EA32F #2FA38E

square

#542FA3 #A32F44 #7EA32F #2FA38E

split-complementary

#542FA3 #A38E2F #44A32F

monochromatic

#231444 #3C2173 #542FA3 #7046CA #9475D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.08

#542FA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#542FA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FA3

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FA3	1.00	9.08	2.31	9.08
#FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B4D65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.175 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6bbf',
    500: '#542fa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fa3;
$custom-light: #8c6bbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.138,
    "s": 55.238,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42276,
    "c": 0.17515,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FA3

secondary

#A5BF6F

accent

#DF49AF

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FA3

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

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