#542E5F#542E5F

#542E5F is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.092 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E5F
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 95)
HSL	hsl(287, 35%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(287, 52%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.6%, 51.6%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.76, 26.53, -22.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.76, 34.59, 320.10°)
OKLab	oklab(37.1% 0.069 -0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(37.1% 0.092 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.6984, 4.6653, 11.3719)
Luminance	0.0466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E5F #395F2E

analogous

#3C2E5F #542E5F #5F2E51

triadic

#542E5F #5F542E #2E5F54

tetradic

#542E5F #5F3C2E #395F2E #2E515F

square

#542E5F #5F3C2E #395F2E #2E515F

split-complementary

#542E5F #515F2E #2E5F3C

monochromatic

#120A15 #301A36 #542E5F #784288 #9B59AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.86

#542E5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#542E5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E5F

10.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E5F	1.00	10.86	1.93	10.86
#FFFFFF	10.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#253A61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#303E5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.092 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85688c',
    500: '#542e5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e5f;
$custom-light: #85688c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.531,
    "s": 34.752,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37096,
    "c": 0.0924,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E5F

secondary

#659158

accent

#CB5D76

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E5F

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

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