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#541F65 Color

#541F65 is rgb(84, 31, 101) in RGB, hsl(285, 53%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 69%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial (#602F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#541F65
HEX#541F65
RGBrgb(84, 31, 101)
HSLhsl(285, 53%, 26%)
HSVhsv(285, 69%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 69%, 0%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(35.2% 0.125 316.9)
LABlab(22.81% 33.64 -30.56)
LCHlch(22.81% 45.45 317.75)

What #541F65 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 #541F65, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Imperial#602F6BΔE 7.97Petunia#470659ΔE 8.3Midnight#702670ΔE 10.11Eminence#6C3082ΔE 10.4Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 10.92Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 12.11

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

#541F65 Channel Values

How #541F65 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 31 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 53% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 69% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.93:1 vs white · 1.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #541F65 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 text11.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #541F65 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #541F65

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #541F65; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#541F65
Complementary
#31651F
Analogous
#311F65
Analogous
#651F54
Triadic
#65541F
Triadic
#1F6554
Split comp.
#54651F
Split comp.
#1F6531

Tints & Shades of #541F65

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

#742B8C
#9838B7
#AE57CB
#C17ED7
#D4A5E3
#E9D0F1

Shades

#4A1C5A
#41184E
#371442
#2A1033
#200C27
#17081B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #541F65.

How #541F65 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#541F65
Protanopia#2D2D65
Protanomaly#402865
Deuteranopia#373764
Deuteranomaly#442F65
Tritanopia#4D2F2F
Tritanomaly#50294A
Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #541F65 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-541f65: #541F65;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #541F65;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-541f65': '#541F65' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.122, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_541f65">#541F65</color>
SVG fillfill="#541F65"

More Purple Colors

#541F65 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#541F65 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #541F65?

#541F65 is a dark purple — rgb(84, 31, 101) in RGB and hsl(285, 53%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial (#602F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #541F65?

#541F65 is rgb(84, 31, 101) — red 84, green 31, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #541F65?

#541F65 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 69%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #541F65 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #541F65 scores 11.93:1 against white and 1.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #541F65 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #541F65 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 18.81, which is visibly different.

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