#542E65#542E65

#542E65 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.100 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E65
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 101)
HSL	hsl(281, 37%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(281, 54%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 54.5%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.09, 27.96, -25.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.09, 37.88, 317.57°)
OKLab	oklab(37.45% 0.0699 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(37.45% 0.1 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.9817, 4.7786, 12.8640)
Luminance	0.0478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.71

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E65 #3F652E

analogous

#392E65 #542E65 #652E5B

triadic

#542E65 #65542E #2E6554

tetradic

#542E65 #65392E #3F652E #2E5B65

square

#542E65 #65392E #3F652E #2E5B65

split-complementary

#542E65 #5B652E #2E6539

monochromatic

#110A15 #311B3B #542E65 #77418F #985AB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.74

#542E65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#542E65 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E65

10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E65	1.00	10.74	1.96	10.74
#FFFFFF	10.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#213C67

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3F64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#533745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.100 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866891',
    500: '#542e65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e65;
$custom-light: #866891;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.455,
    "s": 37.415,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37454,
    "c": 0.09976,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E65

secondary

#6B9758

accent

#CD5A7E

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E65

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

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