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#54187C Color

#54187C is rgb(84, 24, 124) in RGB, hsl(276, 68%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is KSU Purple (#512888), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54187C
HEX#54187C
RGBrgb(84, 24, 124)
HSLhsl(276, 68%, 29%)
HSVhsv(276, 81%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(36.2% 0.158 307.2)
LABlab(23.17% 40.76 -44.77)
LCHlch(23.17% 60.54 312.32)

What #54187C 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 #54187C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

KSU Purple#512888ΔE 6.9Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 8.46Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.96Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.86Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 11.72Indigo#4B0082ΔE 11.9

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

#54187C Channel Values

How #54187C 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 24 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 68% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 81% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.68:1 vs white · 1.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54187C 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 text11.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #54187C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54187C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#54187C
Complementary
#407C18
Analogous
#22187C
Analogous
#7C1872
Triadic
#7C5418
Triadic
#187C54
Split comp.
#727C18
Split comp.
#187C22

Tints & Shades of #54187C

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

#7120A7
#8E28D2
#A54FDE
#B876E5
#CFA1ED
#E5CCF5

Shades

#48146B
#40125E
#340F4D
#2B0C40
#20092F
#170722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #54187C.

How #54187C 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#54187C
Protanopia#2A2A7C
Protanomaly#3F247C
Deuteranopia#35357B
Deuteranomaly#432C7C
Tritanopia#483333
Tritanomaly#4D2B59
Achromatopsia#383838

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Using #54187C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54187c: #54187C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54187C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54187c': '#54187C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.094, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_54187c">#54187C</color>
SVG fillfill="#54187C"

More Purple Colors

#54187C sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#54187C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54187C?

#54187C is a dark purple — rgb(84, 24, 124) in RGB and hsl(276, 68%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is KSU Purple (#512888), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #54187C?

#54187C is rgb(84, 24, 124) — red 84, green 24, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54187C?

#54187C converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54187C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #54187C scores 11.68:1 against white and 1.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54187C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54187C 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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