#541490 Color

#541490 is rgb(84, 20, 144) in RGB, hsl(271, 76%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 86%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#541490

HEX#541490

RGBrgb(84, 20, 144)

HSLhsl(271, 76%, 32%)

HSVhsv(271, 86%, 56%)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 86%, 0%, 44%)

OKLCHoklch(37.7% 0.182 300.6)

LABlab(24.21% 45.89 -55.60)

LCHlch(24.21% 72.09 309.54)

What #541490 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #541490, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 3.98 Indigo#4B0082ΔE 4.82 Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 9.38 Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 12.24 Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 13.61 KSU Purple#512888ΔE 13.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#541490 Channel Values

How #541490 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 84 · G 20 · B 144	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 271° · S 76% · L 32%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 271° · S 86% · V 56%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 42% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 44%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.17:1 vs white · 1.88:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #541490 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #541490

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #541490; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #541490

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #541490.

How #541490 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#541490

Protanopia#282890

Protanomaly#3E2190

Deuteranopia#34348F

Deuteranomaly#432A90

Tritanopia#423939

Tritanomaly#4A2E67

Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #541490 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-541490: #541490;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #541490;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-541490': '#541490' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.078, blue: 0.565)

Android XML<color name="color_541490">#541490</color>

SVG fillfill="#541490"

More Purple Colors

#541490 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

563c5c 5218fa 58427c 512888 590080 50289f 59168b 4d179a 592d86 4c2882 5b0a91 4c2673 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb faf5ff 2b1556 3d1f7a

#541490 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #541490?

#541490 is a dark purple — rgb(84, 20, 144) in RGB and hsl(271, 76%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.98.

What is the RGB value of #541490?

#541490 is rgb(84, 20, 144) — red 84, green 20, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #541490?

#541490 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 86%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #541490 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #541490 scores 11.17:1 against white and 1.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #541490 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #541490 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 4.82, which is very hard to tell apart.

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