#533DAB#533DAB

#533DAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.168 H 286.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#533DAB
RGB	rgb(83, 61, 171)
HSL	hsl(252, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 64.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.22, 38.36, -55.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.22, 67.84, 304.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.93% 0.0483 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(44.93% 0.168 286.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.5845, 8.1162, 39.4237)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.23

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#533DAB #95AB3D

analogous

#3D5EAB #533DAB #8A3DAB

triadic

#533DAB #AB533D #3DAB53

tetradic

#533DAB #AB3D5E #95AB3D #3DAB8A

square

#533DAB #AB3D5E #95AB3D #3DAB8A

split-complementary

#533DAB #AB8A3D #5EAB3D

monochromatic

#271D51 #3D2D7E #533DAB #745FC6 #9B8CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#533DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#533DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #533DAB

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##533DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##533DAB	1.00	8.00	2.62	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32586E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #533dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 61, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.168 286.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b74c5',
    500: '#533dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #533dab;
$custom-light: #8b74c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#533dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 47.414,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44927,
    "c": 0.16755,
    "h": 286.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#533DAB

secondary

#B4C183

accent

#D751BC

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #533DAB

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

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