#533D8B#533D8B

#533D8B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.125 H 293.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#533D8B
RGB	rgb(83, 61, 139)
HSL	hsl(257, 39%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(257, 56%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 56.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.90, 28.75, -40.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.90, 49.51, 305.50°)
OKLab	oklab(42.49% 0.0495 -0.1144)
OKLCH	oklch(42.49% 0.125 293.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8950, 7.0403, 25.2587)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#533D8B #758B3D

analogous

#3D4E8B #533D8B #7A3D8B

triadic

#533D8B #8B533D #3D8B53

tetradic

#533D8B #8B3D4E #758B3D #3D8B7A

square

#533D8B #8B3D4E #758B3D #3D8B7A

split-complementary

#533D8B #8B7A3D #4E8B3D

monochromatic

#201836 #3A2A60 #533D8B #6D52B3 #917DC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#533D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#533D8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #533D8B

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##533D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##533D8B	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#184C8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4A89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454D5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #533d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 61, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.125 293.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8773ad',
    500: '#533d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #533d8b;
$custom-light: #8773ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#533d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.923,
    "s": 39,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42486,
    "c": 0.12464,
    "h": 293.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#533D8B

secondary

#9FB074

accent

#CF59AE

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0C0810

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #533D8B

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

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