#533C8D#533C8D

#533C8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.129 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#533C8D
RGB	rgb(83, 60, 141)
HSL	hsl(257, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(257, 57%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 57.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.79, 29.96, -41.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.79, 51.35, 305.69°)
OKLab	oklab(42.45% 0.0508 -0.1185)
OKLCH	oklch(42.45% 0.129 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.9896, 6.9936, 26.0177)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 8.93

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#533C8D #768D3C

analogous

#3C4E8D #533C8D #7C3C8D

triadic

#533C8D #8D533C #3C8D53

tetradic

#533C8D #8D3C4E #768D3C #3C8D7C

square

#533C8D #8D3C4E #768D3C #3C8D7C

split-complementary

#533C8D #8D7C3C #4E8D3C

monochromatic

#201737 #3A2A62 #533C8D #6E51B5 #917CC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#533C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#533C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #533C8D

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##533C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##533C8D	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#124C90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19498B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444D5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #533c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 60, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.129 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8772af',
    500: '#533c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #533c8d;
$custom-light: #8772af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#533c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.037,
    "s": 40.299,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4245,
    "c": 0.12897,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#533C8D

secondary

#A0B174

accent

#D058AE

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0C0810

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #533C8D

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

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