#533D8D#533D8D

#533D8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.127 H 292.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#533D8D
RGB	rgb(83, 61, 141)
HSL	hsl(257, 40%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(257, 57%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 56.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.03, 29.34, -41.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.03, 50.68, 305.38°)
OKLab	oklab(42.63% 0.0495 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(42.63% 0.127 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0425, 7.0993, 26.0353)
Luminance	0.0710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 8.97

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#533D8D #778D3D

analogous

#3D4F8D #533D8D #7B3D8D

triadic

#533D8D #8D533D #3D8D53

tetradic

#533D8D #8D3D4F #778D3D #3D8D7B

square

#533D8D #8D3D4F #778D3D #3D8D7B

split-complementary

#533D8D #8D7B3D #4F8D3D

monochromatic

#211838 #3A2B62 #533D8D #6E53B4 #927DC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#533D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#533D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #533D8D

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##533D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##533D8D	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#154C90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B4A8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#444E5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #533d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 61, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.127 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8773af',
    500: '#533d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #533d8d;
$custom-light: #8773af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#533d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.5,
    "s": 39.604,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42627,
    "c": 0.12742,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#533D8D

secondary

#A0B175

accent

#CF58AF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0C0810

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #533D8D

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

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