#531796#531796

#531796 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.185 H 297.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#531796
RGB	rgb(83, 23, 150)
HSL	hsl(268, 73%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(268, 85%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 84.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.72, 51.19, -57.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.72, 76.70, 311.87°)
OKLab	oklab(38.34% 0.0868 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(38.34% 0.185 297.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3773, 4.6536, 29.2524)
Luminance	0.0465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.00

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#531796 #5A9617

analogous

#171B96 #531796 #931796

triadic

#531796 #965317 #179653

tetradic

#531796 #96171B #5A9617 #179693

square

#531796 #96171B #5A9617 #179693

split-complementary

#531796 #969317 #1B9617

monochromatic

#18072C #360F61 #531796 #701FCB #8F45E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.88

#531796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#531796 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #531796

10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##531796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##531796	1.00	10.88	1.93	10.88
#FFFFFF	10.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#413D59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #531796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 23, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.185 297.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5eb6',
    500: '#531796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #531796;
$custom-light: #8b5eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#531796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.346,
    "s": 73.41,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38337,
    "c": 0.18521,
    "h": 297.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#531796

secondary

#88C345

accent

#F03899

background

#F9F5FB

surface

#F1E9F6

border

#CBC5D0

text

#0D0511

muted

#7E7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #531796

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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