#542E64#542E64

#542E64 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.099 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E64
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 100)
HSL	hsl(282, 37%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(282, 54%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 54%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.04, 27.72, -25.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.04, 37.33, 317.95°)
OKLab	oklab(37.39% 0.0697 -0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(37.39% 0.099 315)
XYZ	xyz(6.9330, 4.7591, 12.6075)
Luminance	0.0476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E64 #3E642E

analogous

#392E64 #542E64 #642E59

triadic

#542E64 #64542E #2E6454

tetradic

#542E64 #64392E #3E642E #2E5964

square

#542E64 #64392E #3E642E #2E5964

split-complementary

#542E64 #59642E #2E6439

monochromatic

#120A15 #311B3A #542E64 #77418E #985AB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.76

#542E64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#542E64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E64

10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E64	1.00	10.76	1.95	10.76
#FFFFFF	10.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#223B66

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E3F63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#533644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.099 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866890',
    500: '#542e64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e64;
$custom-light: #866890;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.222,
    "s": 36.986,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37393,
    "c": 0.09851,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.04759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E64

secondary

#6A9658

accent

#CD5B7D

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E64

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

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