#53409B#53409B

#53409B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.142 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53409B
RGB	rgb(83, 64, 155)
HSL	hsl(253, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(253, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 58.7%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.71, 31.68, -47.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.71, 56.81, 303.90°)
OKLab	oklab(44.18% 0.0459 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(44.18% 0.142 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.3154, 7.8719, 31.9272)
Luminance	0.0787 (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

#53409B #889B40

analogous

#405B9B #53409B #80409B

triadic

#53409B #9B5340 #409B53

tetradic

#53409B #9B405B #889B40 #409B80

square

#53409B #9B405B #889B40 #409B80

split-complementary

#53409B #9B8040 #5B9B40

monochromatic

#251C44 #3C2E70 #53409B #705CBC #9688CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#53409B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#53409B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53409B

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53409B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53409B	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00519E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#044D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53409b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 64, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.142 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8975b9',
    500: '#53409b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53409b;
$custom-light: #8975b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53409b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.527,
    "s": 41.553,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44177,
    "c": 0.14214,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53409B

secondary

#ACB87E

accent

#D156B8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0811

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #53409B

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

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