#542FAC#542FAC

#542FAC is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.186 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FAC
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 172)
HSL	hsl(258, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 72.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 46.61, -60.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 76.67, 307.43°)
OKLab	oklab(43.07% 0.063 -0.1748)
OKLCH	oklch(43.07% 0.186 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1169, 6.8959, 39.7143)
Luminance	0.0690 (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

#542FAC #87AC2F

analogous

#2F48AC #542FAC #922FAC

triadic

#542FAC #AC542F #2FAC54

tetradic

#542FAC #AC2F48 #87AC2F #2FAC92

square

#542FAC #AC2F48 #87AC2F #2FAC92

split-complementary

#542FAC #AC922F #48AC2F

monochromatic

#25154C #3D227C #542FAC #714BCE #977BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#542FAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#542FAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FAC

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FAC	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.186 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bc6',
    500: '#542fac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fac;
$custom-light: #8d6bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.76,
    "s": 57.078,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43072,
    "c": 0.18584,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FAC

secondary

#ACC374

accent

#E047B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FAC

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

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