#53227D#53227D

#53227D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.147 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53227D
RGB	rgb(83, 34, 125)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 72.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.15, 40.29, -42.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.15, 58.52, 313.50°)
OKLab	oklab(37.26% 0.0839 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(37.26% 0.147 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.8401, 4.4638, 19.8466)
Luminance	0.0446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.15

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53227D #4C7D22

analogous

#25227D #53227D #7D2279

triadic

#53227D #7D5322 #227D53

tetradic

#53227D #7D2522 #4C7D22 #22797D

square

#53227D #7D2522 #4C7D22 #22797D

split-complementary

#53227D #797D22 #227D25

monochromatic

#13081D #33154D #53227D #732FAD #924BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.09

#53227D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#53227D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53227D

11.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53227D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53227D	1.00	11.09	1.89	11.09
#FFFFFF	11.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B374D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53227d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 34, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.147 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8762a3',
    500: '#53227d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53227d;
$custom-light: #8762a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53227d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 57.233,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37259,
    "c": 0.14697,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53227D

secondary

#7AB04B

accent

#E0478E

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C050F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #53227D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →