#53379E#53379E

#53379E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.159 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53379E
RGB	rgb(83, 55, 158)
HSL	hsl(256, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(256, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 65.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.90, 37.97, -51.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.90, 64.32, 306.18°)
OKLab	oklab(42.92% 0.056 -0.1486)
OKLCH	oklch(42.92% 0.159 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.1033, 7.0396, 33.1149)
Luminance	0.0704 (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

#53379E #829E37

analogous

#374E9E #53379E #87379E

triadic

#53379E #9E5337 #379E53

tetradic

#53379E #9E374E #829E37 #379E87

square

#53379E #9E374E #829E37 #379E87

split-complementary

#53379E #9E8737 #4E9E37

monochromatic

#231743 #3B2771 #53379E #6F50C2 #947DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#53379E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#53379E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53379E

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53379E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53379E	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5065

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53379e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 55, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.159 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6fbb',
    500: '#53379e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53379e;
$custom-light: #8a6fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53379e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.311,
    "s": 48.357,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4292,
    "c": 0.15876,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53379E

secondary

#A8BB76

accent

#D850B3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #53379E

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

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