Dark purple
#542E5C
#542E5C is a dark purple with medium intensity, at step 800 of its 50–950 scale. White text on it has a contrast of 10.9:1. It is readable as text on white (10.9:1).
#542E5C shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #542E5C kept exactly at step 800. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FDF3FF
- 100 FAE2FF
- 200 EFCAF7
- 300 D7AFE0
- 400 BC92C4
- 500 A076A9
- 600 845C8D
- 700 6A4572
- 800 542E5C
- 900 3B1E40
- 950 240E29
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-purple-50: #fdf3ff; --color-purple-100: #fae2ff; --color-purple-200: #efcaf7; --color-purple-300: #d7afe0; --color-purple-400: #bc92c4; --color-purple-500: #a076a9; --color-purple-600: #845c8d; --color-purple-700: #6a4572; --color-purple-800: #542e5c; --color-purple-900: #3b1e40; --color-purple-950: #240e29;}Is #542E5C readable?
Contrast for text on #542E5C and for #542E5C used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
AAA · 10.9APCA Lc 99 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
Fail · 1.7APCA Lc 8 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on white
AAA · 10.9APCA Lc 95 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #976EA0 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
Fail · 1.7APCA Lc 0 · Not readable
Color palettes with #542E5C
Six palettes built around #542E5C, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#542E5C · #E377AD · #B097FF · #FFDFE0 · #2A232C
- Complementary#542E5C · #7EB560 · #5CBC69 · #F7C9FF · #332C33
- Split complementary#542E5C · #CDAF34 · #00CAA3 · #E7C9F0 · #2B232F
- Triadic#542E5C · #E2A522 · #00CACE · #F9CCFF · #332F36
- Tetradic#542E5C · #C5691E · #46C955 · #C3EAFF · #2C242C
- Monochromatic#542E5C · #B88DC4 · #DD9AEA · #F5C9FF · #2A222B
#542E5C as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #542E5C looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FDF3FF
- Brand 100, #FAE2FF
- Brand 200, #EFCAF7
- Brand 300, #D7AFE0
- Brand 400, #BC92C4
- Brand 500, #A076A9
- Brand 600, #845C8D
- Brand 700, #6A4572
- Brand 800, #542E5C
- Brand 900, #3B1E40
- Brand 950, #240E29
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F5F3F5
- Neutral 200, #E7E4E7
- Neutral 300, #D6D3D7
- Neutral 400, #A49FA5
- Neutral 500, #777178
- Neutral 600, #585259
- Neutral 700, #433E44
- Neutral 800, #2B262C
- Neutral 900, #1A161B
- Neutral 950, #0C090D
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #1D9765
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #F1B169
- Warning 400, #DF9A48
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D95659
- Danger 600, #BF3E43
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #538ACE
- Info 600, #4076B9
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 800 with white text, at 10.9:1.
- In dark mode primary lifts to Brand 500 so it reads on the dark background, at 5.3:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #542E5C
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.