#53597E#53597E

#53597E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.060 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53597E
RGB	rgb(83, 89, 126)
HSL	hsl(232, 21%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(232, 34%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 29.4%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 7.15, -21.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 22.72, 288.33°)
OKLab	oklab(47.42% 0.0071 -0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(47.42% 0.06 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.9045, 10.4897, 21.1848)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53597E #7E7853

analogous

#536E7E #53597E #62537E

triadic

#53597E #7E5359 #597E53

tetradic

#53597E #7E536E #7E7853 #537E62

square

#53597E #7E536E #7E7853 #537E62

split-complementary

#53597E #7E6253 #6E7E53

monochromatic

#222534 #3B3F59 #53597E #6E75A0 #9398B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#53597E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#53597E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53597E

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53597E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53597E	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5D80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5A7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476066

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53597e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 89, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.060 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487a3',
    500: '#53597e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53597e;
$custom-light: #8487a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53597e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.628,
    "s": 20.574,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47423,
    "c": 0.0603,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53597E

secondary

#A5A187

accent

#B26BBD

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0B0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #53597E

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

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