#541B8E#541B8E
#541B8E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.174 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #541B8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(84, 27, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.8%, 81%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.63, 47.87, -52.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.63, 70.91, 312.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.07% 0.0881 -0.1496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.07% 0.174 300.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9294, 4.6216, 26.0076) |
| Luminance | 0.0462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 3.91
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.76
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.85
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.19
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.54
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#541B8E #558E1B
analogous
#1B1C8E #541B8E #8D1B8E
triadic
#541B8E #8E541B #1B8E54
tetradic
#541B8E #8E1B1C #558E1B #1B8E8D
square
#541B8E #8E1B1C #558E1B #1B8E8D
split-complementary
#541B8E #8E8D1B #1C8E1B
monochromatic
#170727 #36115B #541B8E #7225C1 #9147DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.91
#541B8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.92
#541B8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #541B8E
10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##541B8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##541B8E | 1.00 | 10.91 | 1.92 | 10.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003C91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003C8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#463B55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3D3D3D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #541b8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 27, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.174 300.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a5fb0',
500: '#541b8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #541b8e; $custom-light: #8a5fb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#541b8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 84,
"g": 27,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.739,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38073,
"c": 0.17357,
"h": 300.5
},
"luminance": 0.04622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#541B8E
secondary
#83BE47
accent
#EB3D95
background
#F8F5FA
surface
#F0EAF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0C0511
muted
#7D7980