#533B8E#533B8E

#533B8E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.132 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#533B8E
RGB	rgb(83, 59, 142)
HSL	hsl(257, 41%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(257, 58%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.5%, 58.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.62, 30.87, -42.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.62, 52.60, 305.93°)
OKLab	oklab(42.35% 0.0521 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(42.35% 0.132 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.0124, 6.9197, 26.3940)
Luminance	0.0692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 8.72

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#533B8E #768E3B

analogous

#3B4D8E #533B8E #7D3B8E

triadic

#533B8E #8E533B #3B8E53

tetradic

#533B8E #8E3B4D #768E3B #3B8E7D

square

#533B8E #8E3B4D #768E3B #3B8E7D

split-complementary

#533B8E #8E7D3B #4D8E3B

monochromatic

#201738 #3A2963 #533B8E #6E50B6 #917BC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#533B8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#533B8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #533B8E

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##533B8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##533B8E	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C4B91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15498C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434D5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #533b8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 59, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.132 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8772b0',
    500: '#533b8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #533b8e;
$custom-light: #8772b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#533b8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.349,
    "s": 41.294,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42348,
    "c": 0.13188,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#533B8E

secondary

#A0B273

accent

#D157AE

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF5

border

#CBC7CF

text

#0C0810

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #533B8E

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

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