#53357C#53357C

#53357C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.117 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53357C
RGB	rgb(83, 53, 124)
HSL	hsl(265, 40%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(265, 57%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 57.3%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.01, 29.41, -35.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.01, 46.18, 309.55°)
OKLab	oklab(40.03% 0.0598 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(40.03% 0.117 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.4776, 5.8404, 19.7456)
Luminance	0.0584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53357C #5E7C35

analogous

#353B7C #53357C #77357C

triadic

#53357C #7C5335 #357C53

tetradic

#53357C #7C353B #5E7C35 #357C77

square

#53357C #7C353B #5E7C35 #357C77

split-complementary

#53357C #7C7735 #3B7C35

monochromatic

#1A1026 #362351 #53357C #7047A7 #8F6BC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#53357C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#53357C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53357C

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53357C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53357C	1.00	9.69	2.17	9.69
#FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18447E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23447A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B4353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53357c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 53, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.117 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866da2',
    500: '#53357c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53357c;
$custom-light: #866da2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53357c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.352,
    "s": 40.113,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40033,
    "c": 0.11706,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53357C

secondary

#8CA865

accent

#D0589D

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF3

border

#CBC6CD

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #53357C

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

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