#542FA4#542FA4

#542FA4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.176 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FA4
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 164)
HSL	hsl(259, 55%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 71%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.87, 44.34, -57.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.87, 72.38, 307.77°)
OKLab	oklab(42.36% 0.0647 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(42.36% 0.176 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.3716, 6.5978, 35.7891)
Luminance	0.0660 (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

#542FA4 #7FA42F

analogous

#2F45A4 #542FA4 #8F2FA4

triadic

#542FA4 #A4542F #2FA454

tetradic

#542FA4 #A42F45 #7FA42F #2FA48F

square

#542FA4 #A42F45 #7FA42F #2FA48F

split-complementary

#542FA4 #A48F2F #45A42F

monochromatic

#231445 #3C2174 #542FA4 #7046CA #9576D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#542FA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#542FA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FA4

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FA4	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A4D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.176 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6bc0',
    500: '#542fa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fa4;
$custom-light: #8c6bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.974,
    "s": 55.45,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42363,
    "c": 0.17635,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FA4

secondary

#A6C06F

accent

#DF49AF

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FA4

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

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