#53508D#53508D

#53508D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.097 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53508D
RGB	rgb(83, 80, 141)
HSL	hsl(243, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(243, 43%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 43.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.93, 17.30, -33.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.93, 37.72, 297.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.3% 0.0238 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(46.3% 0.097 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.2423, 9.4990, 26.4353)
Luminance	0.0950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53508D #8A8D50

analogous

#506B8D #53508D #71508D

triadic

#53508D #8D5350 #508D53

tetradic

#53508D #8D506B #8A8D50 #508D71

square

#53508D #8D506B #8A8D50 #508D71

split-complementary

#53508D #8D7150 #6B8D50

monochromatic

#25243F #3C3A66 #53508D #716EAD #9795C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#53508D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#53508D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53508D

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53508D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53508D	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B598F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38558C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#425C67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53508d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 80, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.097 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8681ae',
    500: '#53508d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53508d;
$custom-light: #8681ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53508d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.951,
    "s": 27.602,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46301,
    "c": 0.09742,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53508D

secondary

#AEAF89

accent

#C464BF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EEF4

border

#CBC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #53508D

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

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