#53399D#53399D

#53399D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.155 H 290.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53399D
RGB	rgb(83, 57, 157)
HSL	hsl(256, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(256, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 63.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.26, 36.50, -50.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.26, 62.50, 305.74°)
OKLab	oklab(43.16% 0.0539 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(43.16% 0.155 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.1145, 7.1992, 32.6957)
Luminance	0.0720 (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

#53399D #839D39

analogous

#39519D #53399D #85399D

triadic

#53399D #9D5339 #399D53

tetradic

#53399D #9D3951 #839D39 #399D85

square

#53399D #9D3951 #839D39 #399D85

split-complementary

#53399D #9D8539 #519D39

monochromatic

#241843 #3B2970 #53399D #6F53C0 #9580D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#53399D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#53399D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53399D

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53399D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53399D	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5065

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53399d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 57, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.155 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8971bb',
    500: '#53399d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53399d;
$custom-light: #8971bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53399d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.6,
    "s": 46.729,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43156,
    "c": 0.15475,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53399D

secondary

#A9BA78

accent

#D651B4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #53399D

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

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