#542E63#542E63

#542E63 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.097 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E63
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 99)
HSL	hsl(283, 37%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(283, 54%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 53.5%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.98, 27.48, -24.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.98, 36.78, 318.34°)
OKLab	oklab(37.33% 0.0696 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(37.33% 0.097 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.8849, 4.7399, 12.3542)
Luminance	0.0474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E63 #3D632E

analogous

#392E63 #542E63 #632E57

triadic

#542E63 #63542E #2E6354

tetradic

#542E63 #63392E #3D632E #2E5763

square

#542E63 #63392E #3D632E #2E5763

split-complementary

#542E63 #57632E #2E6339

monochromatic

#120A15 #311B39 #542E63 #77418D #9959B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.78

#542E63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#542E63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E63

10.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E63	1.00	10.78	1.95	10.78
#FFFFFF	10.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#233B65

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E3F62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#533644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.097 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85688f',
    500: '#542e63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e63;
$custom-light: #85688f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.019,
    "s": 36.552,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37332,
    "c": 0.09728,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E63

secondary

#699558

accent

#CD5B7B

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E63

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

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