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#541584 Color

#541584 is rgb(84, 21, 132) in RGB, hsl(274, 73%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 84%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo (#4B0082), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#541584
HEX#541584
RGBrgb(84, 21, 132)
HSLhsl(274, 73%, 30%)
HSVhsv(274, 84%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 84%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(36.6% 0.169 304.6)
LABlab(23.37% 43.32 -49.49)
LCHlch(23.37% 65.77 311.20)

What #541584 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 #541584, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indigo#4B0082ΔE 7.07KSU Purple#512888ΔE 8.96Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 9.06Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 10.42Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 10.43Purple Heart#69359CΔE 11.1

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

#541584 Channel Values

How #541584 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 84 · G 21 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 73% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 84% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.55:1 vs white · 1.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #541584 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 text11.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #541584 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #541584

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #541584; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#541584
Complementary
#458415
Analogous
#1C1584
Analogous
#84157D
Triadic
#845415
Triadic
#158454
Split comp.
#7D8415
Split comp.
#15841C

Tints & Shades of #541584

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.

Tints

#701CB0
#8922D8
#A14AE3
#B876EA
#CFA2F1
#E3CAF7

Shades

#491273
#401065
#350D54
#2A0A42
#1F0831
#160623

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #541584.

How #541584 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#541584
Protanopia#282884
Protanomaly#3E2284
Deuteranopia#343483
Deuteranomaly#432A84
Tritanopia#453535
Tritanomaly#4C2B5F
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #541584 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-541584: #541584;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #541584;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-541584': '#541584' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.082, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_541584">#541584</color>
SVG fillfill="#541584"

More Purple Colors

#541584 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#541584 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #541584?

#541584 is a dark purple — rgb(84, 21, 132) in RGB and hsl(274, 73%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo (#4B0082), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #541584?

#541584 is rgb(84, 21, 132) — red 84, green 21, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #541584?

#541584 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 84%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #541584 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #541584 scores 11.55:1 against white and 1.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #541584 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #541584 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 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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