#53238D#53238D
#53238D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.164 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53238D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 35, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.1%, 75.2%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.63, 43.93, -50.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.63, 66.60, 311.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.72% 0.0797 -0.143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.72% 0.164 299.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9748, 4.9640, 25.6795) |
| Luminance | 0.0496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.95
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.09
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.61
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.83
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.98
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53238D #5D8D23
analogous
#23288D #53238D #88238D
triadic
#53238D #8D5323 #238D53
tetradic
#53238D #8D2328 #5D8D23 #238D88
square
#53238D #8D2328 #5D8D23 #238D88
split-complementary
#53238D #8D8823 #288D23
monochromatic
#190B2B #36175C #53238D #702FBE #8F55D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.54
#53238D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#53238D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #53238D
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53238D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53238D | 1.00 | 10.54 | 1.99 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003F90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003E8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#453E56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53238d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 35, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.164 299.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8963af',
500: '#53238d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53238d; $custom-light: #8963af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53238d",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 35,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.17,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3872,
"c": 0.16374,
"h": 299.1
},
"luminance": 0.04964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53238D
secondary
#8BB953
accent
#E3449B
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D7A7F