#653B8C#653B8C

#653B8C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.132 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#653B8C
RGB	rgb(101, 59, 140)
HSL	hsl(271, 41%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(271, 58%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 57.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.54, 34.94, -38.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.54, 51.76, 312.46°)
OKLab	oklab(44.18% 0.077 -0.1076)
OKLCH	oklch(44.18% 0.132 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6634, 7.7882, 25.6947)
Luminance	0.0779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#653B8C #628C3B

analogous

#3C3B8C #653B8C #8C3B8B

triadic

#653B8C #8C653B #3B8C65

tetradic

#653B8C #8C3C3B #628C3B #3B8B8C

square

#653B8C #8C3C3B #628C3B #3B8B8C

split-complementary

#653B8C #8B8C3B #3B8C3C

monochromatic

#271736 #462961 #653B8C #844FB5 #A27AC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#653B8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#653B8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #653B8C

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##653B8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##653B8C	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D4E8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4F8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E4A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #653b8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 59, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.132 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9373ae',
    500: '#653b8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #653b8c;
$custom-light: #9373ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#653b8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.111,
    "s": 40.704,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44182,
    "c": 0.13233,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#653B8C

secondary

#90B172

accent

#D15792

background

#F9F7FA

surface

#F2EDF4

border

#CCC8CE

text

#0D0810

muted

#7E7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #653B8C

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

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