#542E66#542E66

#542E66 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.101 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E66
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 102)
HSL	hsl(281, 38%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(281, 55%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 54.9%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.15, 28.20, -26.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.15, 38.44, 317.20°)
OKLab	oklab(37.52% 0.07 -0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(37.52% 0.101 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.0310, 4.7983, 13.1236)
Luminance	0.0480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.56

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E66 #40662E

analogous

#382E66 #542E66 #662E5C

triadic

#542E66 #66542E #2E6654

tetradic

#542E66 #66382E #40662E #2E5C66

square

#542E66 #66382E #40662E #2E5C66

split-complementary

#542E66 #5C662E #2E6638

monochromatic

#110A15 #311B3C #542E66 #774190 #975AB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.72

#542E66 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#542E66 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E66

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E66	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E66	1.00	10.72	1.96	10.72
#FFFFFF	10.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#213C68

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3F65

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#533745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e66;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.101 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866892',
    500: '#542e66',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e66;
$custom-light: #866892;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e66",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.714,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37515,
    "c": 0.101,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E66

secondary

#6D9858

accent

#CE5A7F

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E66

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →