#542a6d

Color #542a6d

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.41 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#542a6d

RGB

rgb(84, 42, 109)

HSL

hsl(277.6, 44.4%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.6, 61.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 61.5%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(25.7, 32.25, -31.35)

LCH

lch(25.7, 44.98, 315.81)

OKLCH

oklch(37.3%, 0.1166, 310.93)

HWB

hwb(277.6, 16.5%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#436d2a

Analogous

#322a6d

#542a6d

#6d2a65

Triadic

#542a6d

#6d542a

#2a6d54

Split-complementary

#542a6d

#656d2a

#2a6d32

Tetradic

#542a6d

#6d2a43

#436d2a

#2a6d54

Square

#542a6d

#6d322a

#436d2a

#2a656d

Shades

Color #542a6d mixed toward black.

#46235b

#381c49

#2a1536

#1c0e24

#0e0712

Tints

Color #542a6d mixed toward white.

#753b98

#9552bc

#af7dcd

#caa9de

#e4d4ee

Tones

Color #542a6d mixed toward gray.

#533067

#513562

#503b5c

#4e4057

#4d4651

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.93:1

White text reads better on this background (10.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454562 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#484a5f · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#525855 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #542a6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#542a6d]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#542a6d (#542a6d) is rgb(84, 42, 109) in RGB.

No, #542a6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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