#531B97#531B97

#531B97 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.183 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#531B97
RGB	rgb(83, 27, 151)
HSL	hsl(267, 70%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(267, 82%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 82.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.32, 49.97, -56.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.32, 75.61, 311.37°)
OKLab	oklab(38.78% 0.0837 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(38.78% 0.183 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.5437, 4.8570, 29.7068)
Luminance	0.0486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#531B97 #5F971B

analogous

#1B2197 #531B97 #911B97

triadic

#531B97 #97531B #1B9753

tetradic

#531B97 #971B21 #5F971B #1B9791

square

#531B97 #971B21 #5F971B #1B9791

split-complementary

#531B97 #97911B #21971B

monochromatic

#1A082F #361263 #531B97 #7024CB #8F4DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.65

#531B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#531B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #531B97

10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##531B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##531B97	1.00	10.65	1.97	10.65
#FFFFFF	10.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#413F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #531b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 27, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.183 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5fb7',
    500: '#531b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #531b97;
$custom-light: #8b5fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#531b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.097,
    "s": 69.663,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38781,
    "c": 0.18284,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#531B97

secondary

#8DC14C

accent

#EC3B9C

background

#F9F5FB

surface

#F1EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0511

muted

#7E7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #531B97

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

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