Color

#54154F

Dark warm purple. Nearest reference color: Tyrian purple.

RGB

0–255

CMYK

0–100%

75%

5.95%

67.06%

RGB describes how #54154F is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 84, green 21 and blue 79.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 75%, yellow 5.95% and black 67.06%.

HSL values

H 304.76° S 60% L 20.59%

In the HSL color model, #54154F has a hue of 304.76°, 60% saturation and 20.59% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#54154F is a dark, warm purple with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Dark
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #54154F in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #54154F

RGB rgb(84, 21, 79)

HSL hsl(304.76 60% 20.59%)

OKLCH oklch(0.325753 0.118187 331.3177)

CSS --color: #54154F;

Tints of #54154F

Tints are lighter variations of #54154F. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE5FB #E89FDE #B46FAC #83427C #54154F

Shades of #54154F

Shades are darker variations of #54154F. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#54154F #450441 #330030 #21001E #10000E

Tones of #54154F

Tones reduce the chroma of #54154F, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#54154F #4E1F4A #482644 #412C3E #3A3138

Tonal range of #54154F

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #54154F between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE5FB #E89FDE #B46FAC #83427C #54154F #450441 #330030 #21001E #10000E

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE5FB;
    --color-200: #E89FDE;
    --color-300: #B46FAC;
    --color-400: #83427C;
    --color-500: #54154F;
    --color-600: #450441;
    --color-700: #330030;
    --color-800: #21001E;
    --color-900: #10000E;
}

Colors that go with #54154F

Color harmonies for #54154F are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#54154F #00401C

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#401F66 #54154F #600D30

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#54154F #413300 #003C45

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#54154F #2E3A00 #003E36

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#54154F #4F2A00 #00401C #003857

CSS gradients with #54154F

These gradients show how #54154F moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#54154F #7F4E79 #A986A4 #D4C1D1 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #54154F, #7F4E79, #A986A4, #D4C1D1, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#54154F #360A33 #1B0319 #050004 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #54154F, #360A33, #1B0319, #050004, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#54154F #322769 #003857 #003D3E #00401C

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #54154F, #322769, #003857, #003D3E, #00401C);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #54154F. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

13.15:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

1.60:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0299 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #54154F as the background.

background-color: #54154F;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #54154F in design

See how #54154F works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#54154F used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #54154F to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E89FDE

#54154F

#21001E

Colors similar to #54154F

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #54154F, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#6C2C66 #3B0038 #5B0055 #4C2247 #4E1858 #591245 #5A2463 #4D043B

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #54154F may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #102B51 Deuteranopia #28334D Tritanopia #581C30

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #54154F can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 5.3356
Y: 2.9861
Z: 7.691

CIELAB

L*: 19.988
a*: 36.3274
b*: -20.6259

OKLab

L: 0.325753
a: 0.103685
b: -0.056724

OKLCH

L: 0.325753
C: 0.118187
H: 331.3177°