#541B8D#541B8D
#541B8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.173 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #541B8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(84, 27, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.4%, 80.9%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.54, 47.62, -51.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.54, 70.39, 312.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.98% 0.0884 -0.1482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.98% 0.173 300.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8546, 4.5917, 25.6139) |
| Luminance | 0.0459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 3.85
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.75
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.88
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.06
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.69
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#541B8D #548D1B
analogous
#1B1B8D #541B8D #8D1B8D
triadic
#541B8D #8D541B #1B8D54
tetradic
#541B8D #8D1B1B #548D1B #1B8D8D
square
#541B8D #8D1B1B #548D1B #1B8D8D
split-complementary
#541B8D #8D8D1B #1B8D1B
monochromatic
#170726 #35115A #541B8D #7325C0 #9147DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.95
#541B8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.92
#541B8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #541B8D
10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##541B8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##541B8D | 1.00 | 10.95 | 1.92 | 10.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003C90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003C8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#473A54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #541b8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 27, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.173 300.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a5faf',
500: '#541b8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #541b8d; $custom-light: #8a5faf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#541b8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 84,
"g": 27,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37982,
"c": 0.17253,
"h": 300.8
},
"luminance": 0.04592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#541B8D
secondary
#82BD46
accent
#EB3D94
background
#F8F5FA
surface
#F0EAF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D797F