#531970#531970

#531970 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.144 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#531970
RGB	rgb(83, 25, 112)
HSL	hsl(280, 64%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 77.7%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.67, 41.29, -38.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.67, 56.22, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(35.18% 0.0958 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(35.18% 0.144 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.8390, 3.7043, 15.6808)
Luminance	0.0370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#531970 #367019

analogous

#281970 #531970 #701962

triadic

#531970 #705319 #197053

tetradic

#531970 #702819 #367019 #196270

square

#531970 #702819 #367019 #196270

split-complementary

#531970 #627019 #197028

monochromatic

#130619 #2E0E3E #531970 #7824A2 #9C32D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.06

#531970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#531970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #531970

12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##531970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##531970	1.00	12.06	1.74	12.06
#FFFFFF	12.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003372

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B376E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2D43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #531970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 25, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.144 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875c9a',
    500: '#531970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #531970;
$custom-light: #875c9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#531970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 63.504,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35178,
    "c": 0.14437,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#531970

secondary

#61A540

accent

#E74178

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #531970

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

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