#53508B#53508B

#53508B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.094 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53508B
RGB	rgb(83, 80, 139)
HSL	hsl(243, 27%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(243, 42%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 42.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.82, 16.70, -32.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.82, 36.51, 297.21°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.0234 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.094 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.0948, 9.4400, 25.6586)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53508B #888B50

analogous

#506A8B #53508B #70508B

triadic

#53508B #8B5350 #508B53

tetradic

#53508B #8B506A #888B50 #508B70

square

#53508B #8B506A #888B50 #508B70

split-complementary

#53508B #8B7050 #6A8B50

monochromatic

#25233D #3C3A64 #53508B #706DAB #9694C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#53508B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#53508B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53508B

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53508B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53508B	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C588D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A558A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#435C67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53508b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 80, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.094 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8681ad',
    500: '#53508b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53508b;
$custom-light: #8681ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53508b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.051,
    "s": 26.941,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46182,
    "c": 0.09437,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53508B

secondary

#ACAE89

accent

#C365BE

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #53508B

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

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