#53118b

Color #53118b

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 3.74 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#53118b

RGB

rgb(83, 17, 139)

HSL

hsl(272.5, 78.2%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.5, 87.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 87.8%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(24.01, 50.49, -53.1)

LCH

lch(24.01, 73.27, 313.56)

OKLCH

oklch(36.8%, 0.1789, 301.93)

HWB

hwb(272.5, 6.7%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#498b11

Analogous

#16118b

#53118b

#8b1186

Triadic

#53118b

#8b5311

#118b53

Split-complementary

#53118b

#868b11

#118b16

Tetradic

#53118b

#8b1149

#498b11

#118b53

Square

#53118b

#8b1611

#498b11

#11868b

Shades

Color #53118b mixed toward black.

#450e74

#370b5d

#2a0946

#1c062e

#0e0317

Tints

Color #53118b mixed toward white.

#7317c0

#912de5

#ac61ec

#c896f2

#e3caf9

Tones

Color #53118b mixed toward gray.

#521b81

#512577

#51306d

#503a62

#4f4458

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.82:1

White text reads better on this background (11.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#40407b · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#434776 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#516c68 · ΔE 32.2

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 27.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #53118b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53118b]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#53118b (#53118b) is rgb(83, 17, 139) in RGB.

No, #53118b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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