#53539C#53539C

#53539C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.115 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53539C
RGB	rgb(83, 83, 156)
HSL	hsl(240, 31%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(240, 47%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 46.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 20.02, -39.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 44.67, 296.63°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% 0.0223 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.115 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6595, 10.4252, 32.7913)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53539C #9C9C53

analogous

#53789C #53539C #78539C

triadic

#53539C #9C5353 #539C53

tetradic

#53539C #9C5378 #9C9C53 #539C78

square

#53539C #9C5378 #9C9C53 #539C78

split-complementary

#53539C #9C7853 #789C53

monochromatic

#28284C #3E3E74 #53539C #7676B6 #9E9ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#53539C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#53539C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53539C

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53539C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53539C	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355E9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#31589A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A6270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53539c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 83, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.115 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8883b9',
    500: '#53539c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53539c;
$custom-light: #8883b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53539c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 30.544,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47846,
    "c": 0.11539,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53539C

secondary

#B9B992

accent

#C761C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0A11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #53539C

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

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