#531959#531959

#531959 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.121 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#531959
RGB	rgb(83, 25, 89)
HSL	hsl(294, 56%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(294, 72%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.7%, 71.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.04, 36.26, -25.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.04, 44.44, 324.68°)
OKLab	oklab(33.5% 0.0979 -0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(33.5% 0.121 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.7179, 3.2559, 9.7765)
Luminance	0.0326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#531959 #1F5919

analogous

#331959 #531959 #59193F

triadic

#531959 #595319 #195953

tetradic

#531959 #593319 #1F5919 #193F59

square

#531959 #593319 #1F5919 #193F59

split-complementary

#531959 #3F5919 #195933

monochromatic

#160718 #260C29 #531959 #802689 #AC34B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.72

#531959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#531959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #531959

12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##531959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##531959	1.00	12.72	1.65	12.72
#FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A2E5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#243557

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552336

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #531959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 25, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.121 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865b88',
    500: '#531959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #531959;
$custom-light: #865b88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#531959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.375,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33497,
    "c": 0.1212,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#531959

secondary

#468F3E

accent

#DF4857

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9F0

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #531959

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

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