#533B9C#533B9C
#533B9C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.151 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #533B9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 59, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 45%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 62%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.8%, 62.2%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.63, 35.02, -49.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.63, 60.65, 305.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.4% 0.0517 -0.1415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.4% 0.151 290.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1303, 7.3668, 32.2815) |
| Luminance | 0.0737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.66
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.69
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.46
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.65
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.25
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#533B9C #849C3B
analogous
#3B549C #533B9C #833B9C
triadic
#533B9C #9C533B #3B9C53
tetradic
#533B9C #9C3B54 #849C3B #3B9C83
square
#533B9C #9C3B54 #849C3B #3B9C83
split-complementary
#533B9C #9C833B #549C3B
monochromatic
#241943 #3B2A70 #533B9C #6F55BF #9582D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.49
#533B9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#533B9C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #533B9C
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##533B9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##533B9C | 1.00 | 8.49 | 2.47 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004F9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004A9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C5166
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #533b9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 59, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.151 290.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8972ba',
500: '#533b9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #533b9c; $custom-light: #8972ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#533b9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 59,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.845,
"s": 45.116,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43403,
"c": 0.15065,
"h": 290.1
},
"luminance": 0.07367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#533B9C
secondary
#AAB979
accent
#D553B5
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0812
muted
#7D7B81