#542FAF#542FAF

#542FAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.189 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542FAF
RGB	rgb(84, 47, 175)
HSL	hsl(257, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 73.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.84, 47.46, -62.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.84, 78.27, 307.33°)
OKLab	oklab(43.34% 0.0624 -0.1788)
OKLCH	oklch(43.34% 0.189 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4083, 7.0124, 41.2489)
Luminance	0.0701 (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

#542FAF #8AAF2F

analogous

#2F4AAF #542FAF #942FAF

triadic

#542FAF #AF542F #2FAF54

tetradic

#542FAF #AF2F4A #8AAF2F #2FAF94

square

#542FAF #AF2F4A #8AAF2F #2FAF94

split-complementary

#542FAF #AF942F #4AAF2F

monochromatic

#26154F #3D227F #542FAF #724CCF #987CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#542FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#542FAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542FAF

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542FAF	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 47, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.189 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bc8',
    500: '#542faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542faf;
$custom-light: #8d6bc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.344,
    "s": 57.658,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43342,
    "c": 0.18937,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542FAF

secondary

#AEC475

accent

#E147B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #542FAF

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

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