#531989#531989

#531989 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.170 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#531989
RGB	rgb(83, 25, 137)
HSL	hsl(271, 69%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(271, 82%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 81.8%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.77, 47.26, -50.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.77, 69.25, 313.03°)
OKLab	oklab(37.3% 0.0897 -0.1446)
OKLCH	oklch(37.3% 0.17 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.4292, 4.3404, 24.0558)
Luminance	0.0434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.33

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#531989 #4F8919

analogous

#1B1989 #531989 #891987

triadic

#531989 #895319 #198953

tetradic

#531989 #891B19 #4F8919 #198789

square

#531989 #891B19 #4F8919 #198789

split-complementary

#531989 #878919 #19891B

monochromatic

#140621 #341055 #531989 #7222BD #9140DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.24

#531989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#531989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #531989

11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##531989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##531989	1.00	11.24	1.87	11.24
#FFFFFF	11.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#473851

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #531989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 25, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.170 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895eac',
    500: '#531989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #531989;
$custom-light: #895eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#531989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.071,
    "s": 69.136,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37304,
    "c": 0.17014,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#531989

secondary

#7DBC41

accent

#EC3C91

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #531989

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

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