#53279D#53279D

#53279D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.177 H 294.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53279D
RGB	rgb(83, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(262, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(262, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 75.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.71, 46.28, -56.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.71, 73.04, 309.31°)
OKLab	oklab(40.61% 0.0721 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(40.61% 0.177 294)
XYZ	xyz(10.3769, 5.7240, 32.4499)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53279D #719D27

analogous

#27369D #53279D #8E279D

triadic

#53279D #9D5327 #279D53

tetradic

#53279D #9D2736 #719D27 #279D8E

square

#53279D #9D2736 #719D27 #279D8E

split-complementary

#53279D #9D8E27 #369D27

monochromatic

#1F0F3B #391B6C #53279D #6D35CD #9166D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#53279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#53279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53279D

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53279D	1.00	9.79	2.14	9.79
#FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00429B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.177 294.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b66bb',
    500: '#53279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53279d;
$custom-light: #8b66bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.373,
    "s": 60.204,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40613,
    "c": 0.17733,
    "h": 294
  },
  "luminance": 0.05724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53279D

secondary

#9CBF61

accent

#E344A8

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #53279D

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

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