#533D9D#533D9D

#533D9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.149 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#533D9D
RGB	rgb(83, 61, 157)
HSL	hsl(254, 44%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(254, 61%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 61.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.16, 34.12, -49.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.16, 59.93, 304.70°)
OKLab	oklab(43.81% 0.0493 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(43.81% 0.149 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3201, 7.6104, 32.7642)
Luminance	0.0761 (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

#533D9D #879D3D

analogous

#3D579D #533D9D #833D9D

triadic

#533D9D #9D533D #3D9D53

tetradic

#533D9D #9D3D57 #879D3D #3D9D83

square

#533D9D #9D3D57 #879D3D #3D9D83

split-complementary

#533D9D #9D833D #579D3D

monochromatic

#241B45 #3C2C71 #533D9D #7059BE #9685D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#533D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#533D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #533D9D

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##533D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##533D9D	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #533d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 61, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.149 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8973bb',
    500: '#533d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #533d9d;
$custom-light: #8973bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#533d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.75,
    "s": 44.037,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43814,
    "c": 0.14916,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#533D9D

secondary

#ACBA7C

accent

#D454B6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #533D9D

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

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