#531979#531979

#531979 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.154 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#531979
RGB	rgb(83, 25, 121)
HSL	hsl(276, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(276, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 79.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.39, 43.39, -42.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.39, 60.93, 315.42°)
OKLab	oklab(35.91% 0.094 -0.1215)
OKLCH	oklch(35.91% 0.154 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.3654, 3.9148, 18.4531)
Luminance	0.0391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#531979 #3F7919

analogous

#231979 #531979 #79196F

triadic

#531979 #795319 #197953

tetradic

#531979 #792319 #3F7919 #196F79

square

#531979 #792319 #3F7919 #196F79

split-complementary

#531979 #6F7919 #197923

monochromatic

#110519 #300F46 #531979 #7623AC #9737D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.78

#531979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#531979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #531979

11.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##531979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##531979	1.00	11.78	1.78	11.78
#FFFFFF	11.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00367C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003877

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D3148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #531979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 25, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.154 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885da0',
    500: '#531979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #531979;
$custom-light: #885da0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#531979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.25,
    "s": 65.753,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35911,
    "c": 0.15363,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#531979

secondary

#6BAE40

accent

#E93F82

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #531979

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

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