#542E4E#542E4E

#542E4E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.073 H 333.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E4E
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 78)
HSL	hsl(309, 29%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(309, 45%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 7.1%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.92, 22.80, -12.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.92, 25.91, 331.68°)
OKLab	oklab(36.19% 0.0651 -0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(36.19% 0.073 333)
XYZ	xyz(6.0083, 4.3892, 7.7370)
Luminance	0.0439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E4E #2E5434

analogous

#472E54 #542E4E #542E3B

triadic

#542E4E #4E542E #2E4E54

tetradic

#542E4E #54472E #2E5434 #2E3B54

square

#542E4E #54472E #2E5434 #2E3B54

split-complementary

#542E4E #3B542E #2E5447

monochromatic

#140B12 #2C1829 #542E4E #7C4473 #A35997

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.18

#542E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#542E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E4E

11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E4E	1.00	11.18	1.88	11.18
#FFFFFF	11.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D384F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#373D4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57303A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.073 333.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85687f',
    500: '#542e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e4e;
$custom-light: #85687f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.474,
    "s": 29.231,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36193,
    "c": 0.0731,
    "h": 333
  },
  "luminance": 0.04389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E4E

secondary

#58865F

accent

#C57262

background

#F8F6F7

surface

#EFEBEE

border

#CAC6C9

text

#0B060A

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E4E

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

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