#531c8b

Color #531c8b

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 7.5 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#531c8b

RGB

rgb(83, 28, 139)

HSL

hsl(269.7, 66.5%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.7, 79.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 79.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(25.36, 46.55, -50.89)

LCH

lch(25.36, 68.97, 312.45)

OKLCH

oklch(37.8%, 0.1692, 300.78)

HWB

hwb(269.7, 11%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#548b1c

Analogous

#1c1c8b

#531c8b

#8a1c8b

Triadic

#531c8b

#8b531c

#1c8b53

Split-complementary

#531c8b

#8b8a1c

#1c8b1c

Tetradic

#531c8b

#8b1c54

#548b1c

#1c8b53

Square

#531c8b

#8b1c1c

#548b1c

#1c8b8a

Shades

Color #531c8b mixed toward black.

#451774

#37135d

#290e45

#1c092e

#0e0517

Tints

Color #531c8b mixed toward white.

#6f26ba

#8c41d9

#a970e2

#c5a0ec

#e2cff5

Tones

Color #531c8b mixed toward gray.

#532582

#532e78

#53386f

#534166

#534a5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.91:1

White text reads better on this background (11.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42417b · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#444877 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#516c69 · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #531c8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#531c8b]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#531c8b (#531c8b) is rgb(83, 28, 139) in RGB.

No, #531c8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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