#533E8E#533E8E

#533E8E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.127 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#533E8E
RGB	rgb(83, 62, 142)
HSL	hsl(256, 39%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(256, 56%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.5%, 56.3%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.34, 29.02, -41.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.34, 50.59, 305.00°)
OKLab	oklab(42.88% 0.0483 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(42.88% 0.127 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.1711, 7.2370, 26.4469)
Luminance	0.0724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 8.83

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#533E8E #798E3E

analogous

#3E518E #533E8E #7B3E8E

triadic

#533E8E #8E533E #3E8E53

tetradic

#533E8E #8E3E51 #798E3E #3E8E7B

square

#533E8E #8E3E51 #798E3E #3E8E7B

split-complementary

#533E8E #8E7B3E #518E3E

monochromatic

#211939 #3A2B63 #533E8E #6E55B5 #927FC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#533E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#533E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #533E8E

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##533E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##533E8E	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#174D91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4B8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434F60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #533e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 62, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.127 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8774b0',
    500: '#533e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #533e8e;
$custom-light: #8774b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#533e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.75,
    "s": 39.216,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42877,
    "c": 0.12724,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#533E8E

secondary

#A2B176

accent

#CF59B0

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF5

border

#CBC8CF

text

#0C0810

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #533E8E

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

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