#53238C#53238C
#53238C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.163 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53238C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 35, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.7%, 75%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.55, 43.66, -49.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.55, 66.07, 311.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.63% 0.0799 -0.1416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.63% 0.163 299.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9007, 4.9344, 25.2894) |
| Luminance | 0.0493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.98
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.06
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.61
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.87
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.98
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53238C #5C8C23
analogous
#23278C #53238C #88238C
triadic
#53238C #8C5323 #238C53
tetradic
#53238C #8C2327 #5C8C23 #238C88
square
#53238C #8C2327 #5C8C23 #238C88
split-complementary
#53238C #8C8823 #278C23
monochromatic
#190B2A #36175B #53238C #702FBD #8F55D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.57
#53238C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#53238C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #53238C
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53238C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53238C | 1.00 | 10.57 | 1.99 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003F8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003E8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#463E55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53238c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 35, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.163 299.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8963ae',
500: '#53238c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53238c; $custom-light: #8963ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53238c",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 35,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.429,
"s": 60,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38634,
"c": 0.16261,
"h": 299.4
},
"luminance": 0.04935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53238C
secondary
#8AB852
accent
#E3459B
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D7A7F