#653B7B#653B7B

#653B7B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.111 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#653B7B
RGB	rgb(101, 59, 123)
HSL	hsl(279, 35%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(279, 52%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 52%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.54, 30.75, -29.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.54, 42.43, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% 0.0757 -0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.111 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.5053, 7.3249, 19.5955)
Luminance	0.0732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#653B7B #517B3B

analogous

#453B7B #653B7B #7B3B71

triadic

#653B7B #7B653B #3B7B65

tetradic

#653B7B #7B453B #517B3B #3B717B

square

#653B7B #7B453B #517B3B #3B717B

split-complementary

#653B7B #717B3B #3B7B45

monochromatic

#211328 #432752 #653B7B #874FA4 #A374BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#653B7B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#653B7B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #653B7B

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##653B7B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##653B7B	1.00	8.52	2.47	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C4A7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#394E79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#634555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #653b7b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 59, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.111 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9272a1',
    500: '#653b7b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #653b7b;
$custom-light: #9272a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#653b7b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.375,
    "s": 35.165,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43118,
    "c": 0.11124,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#653B7B

secondary

#80A66C

accent

#CB5D83

background

#F9F7F9

surface

#F1EDF2

border

#CBC8CC

text

#0D080F

muted

#7E7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #653B7B

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

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