#531985#531985

#531985 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.166 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#531985
RGB	rgb(83, 25, 133)
HSL	hsl(272, 68%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(272, 81%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 81.2%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.41, 46.28, -48.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.41, 67.18, 313.54°)
OKLab	oklab(36.95% 0.0909 -0.1389)
OKLCH	oklch(36.95% 0.166 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.1475, 4.2277, 22.5725)
Luminance	0.0423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.27

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#531985 #4B8519

analogous

#1D1985 #531985 #851981

triadic

#531985 #855319 #198553

tetradic

#531985 #851D19 #4B8519 #198185

square

#531985 #851D19 #4B8519 #198185

split-complementary

#531985 #818519 #19851D

monochromatic

#13061E #330F51 #531985 #7323B9 #923EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.38

#531985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#531985 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #531985

11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##531985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##531985	1.00	11.38	1.85	11.38
#FFFFFF	11.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003988

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49364F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #531985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 25, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.166 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895da9',
    500: '#531985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #531985;
$custom-light: #895da9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#531985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.222,
    "s": 68.354,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36946,
    "c": 0.16601,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#531985

secondary

#78B941

accent

#EB3D8D

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #531985

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

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