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#543097 Color

#543097 is rgb(84, 48, 151) in RGB, hsl(261, 52%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 68%, 0%, 41%) 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 5.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#543097
HEX#543097
RGBrgb(84, 48, 151)
HSLhsl(261, 52%, 39%)
HSVhsv(261, 68%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 68%, 0%, 41%)
OKLCHoklch(41.4% 0.159 294.4)
LABlab(29.33% 34.99 -51.56)
LCHlch(29.33% 62.31 304.16)

What #543097 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 #543097, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

KSU Purple#512888ΔE 5.26Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6.01Purple Heart#69359CΔE 6.65Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 7.87Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.7Blue (Pigment)#333399ΔE 10.31

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

#543097 Channel Values

How #543097 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 48 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 52% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 68% · V 59%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 41%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.35:1 vs white · 2.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #543097 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 text9.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #543097 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #543097

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #543097; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#543097
Complementary
#739730
Analogous
#303F97
Analogous
#883097
Triadic
#975430
Triadic
#309754
Split comp.
#978830
Split comp.
#3F9730

Tints & Shades of #543097

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

#653AB6
#7D54C9
#9573D3
#AF96DE
#C7B5E8
#E2D8F3

Shades

#492A84
#3E2370
#341D5D
#29174A
#1E1136
#130B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #543097.

How #543097 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#543097
Protanopia#383897
Protanomaly#453597
Deuteranopia#3F3F97
Deuteranomaly#483997
Tritanopia#414848
Tritanomaly#494070
Achromatopsia#474747

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Using #543097 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-543097: #543097;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #543097;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-543097': '#543097' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.188, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_543097">#543097</color>
SVG fillfill="#543097"

More Purple Colors

#543097 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#543097 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #543097?

#543097 is a dark purple — rgb(84, 48, 151) in RGB and hsl(261, 52%, 39%) 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 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #543097?

#543097 is rgb(84, 48, 151) — red 84, green 48, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #543097?

#543097 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 68%, 0%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #543097 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #543097 scores 9.35:1 against white and 2.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #543097 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #543097 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 6.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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