#53359D#53359D

#53359D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.160 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53359D
RGB	rgb(83, 53, 157)
HSL	hsl(257, 50%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(257, 66%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 66.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.39, 38.83, -52.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.39, 65.00, 306.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.53% 0.0583 -0.1492)
OKLCH	oklch(42.53% 0.16 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9245, 6.8191, 32.6324)
Luminance	0.0682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53359D #7F9D35

analogous

#354B9D #53359D #87359D

triadic

#53359D #9D5335 #359D53

tetradic

#53359D #9D354B #7F9D35 #359D87

square

#53359D #9D354B #7F9D35 #359D87

split-complementary

#53359D #9D8735 #4B9D35

monochromatic

#231641 #3B266F #53359D #6F4CC3 #947AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#53359D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#53359D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53359D

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53359D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53359D	1.00	8.88	2.36	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00489B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4E64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53359d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 53, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.160 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6ebb',
    500: '#53359d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53359d;
$custom-light: #8a6ebb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53359d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.308,
    "s": 49.524,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4253,
    "c": 0.16017,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53359D

secondary

#A6BB73

accent

#D94FB1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #53359D

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

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