#542FAE#542FAE

#542FAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.188 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FAE
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 174)
HSL	hsl(257, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 73%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.75, 47.18, -61.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.75, 77.74, 307.36°)
OKLab	oklab(43.25% 0.0626 -0.1775)
OKLCH	oklch(43.25% 0.188 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3104, 6.9733, 40.7335)
Luminance	0.0697 (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

#542FAE #89AE2F

analogous

#2F4AAE #542FAE #932FAE

triadic

#542FAE #AE542F #2FAE54

tetradic

#542FAE #AE2F4A #89AE2F #2FAE93

square

#542FAE #AE2F4A #89AE2F #2FAE93

split-complementary

#542FAE #AE932F #4AAE2F

monochromatic

#25154E #3D227E #542FAE #724CCF #987CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#542FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#542FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FAE

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FAE	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.188 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bc7',
    500: '#542fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542fae;
$custom-light: #8d6bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.48,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43252,
    "c": 0.1882,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FAE

secondary

#ADC475

accent

#E147B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FAE

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

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