#533B9B#533B9B

#533B9B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.149 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#533B9B
RGB	rgb(83, 59, 155)
HSL	hsl(255, 45%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(255, 62%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 61.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 34.72, -49.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 60.08, 305.30°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% 0.0518 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.149 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0460, 7.3331, 31.8374)
Luminance	0.0733 (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

#533B9B #839B3B

analogous

#3B539B #533B9B #833B9B

triadic

#533B9B #9B533B #3B9B53

tetradic

#533B9B #9B3B53 #839B3B #3B9B83

square

#533B9B #9B3B53 #839B3B #3B9B83

split-complementary

#533B9B #9B833B #539B3B

monochromatic

#241942 #3B2A6F #533B9B #6F55BE #9581CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#533B9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#533B9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #533B9B

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##533B9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##533B9B	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5165

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #533b9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 59, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.149 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8972b9',
    500: '#533b9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #533b9b;
$custom-light: #8972b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#533b9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 44.86,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43326,
    "c": 0.14932,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#533B9B

secondary

#A9B979

accent

#D553B4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0811

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #533B9B

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

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