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#531D9A Color

#531D9A is rgb(83, 29, 154) in RGB, hsl(266, 68%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#531D9A
HEX#531D9A
RGBrgb(83, 29, 154)
HSLhsl(266, 68%, 36%)
HSVhsv(266, 81%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(39.3% 0.184 296.2)
LABlab(26.05% 44.43 -58.74)
LCHlch(26.05% 73.65 307.11)

What #531D9A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #531D9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 6.43Indigo#4B0082ΔE 8.17Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.68Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 13.23Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 14.08Purple Heart#69359CΔE 14.24

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#531D9A Channel Values

How #531D9A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 83 · G 29 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 68% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 81% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.45:1 vs white · 2.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #531D9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #531D9A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #531D9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #531D9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#531D9A
Complementary
#649A1D
Analogous
#1D269A
Analogous
#921D9A
Triadic
#9A531D
Triadic
#1D9A53
Split comp.
#9A921D
Split comp.
#269A1D

Tints & Shades of #531D9A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6825C1
#7F3AD9
#9860E1
#AE83E7
#C7A9EF
#E0D0F6

Shades

#481985
#3F1674
#33125E
#2A0F4D
#1E0B38
#150727

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #531D9A.

How #531D9A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#531D9A
Protanopia#2C2C9A
Protanomaly#3F279A
Deuteranopia#36369A
Deuteranomaly#432E9A
Tritanopia#3D4040
Tritanomaly#47356F
Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #531D9A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-531d9a: #531D9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #531D9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-531d9a': '#531D9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.114, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_531d9a">#531D9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#531D9A"

More Purple Colors

#531D9A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#531D9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #531D9A?

#531D9A is a dark purple — rgb(83, 29, 154) in RGB and hsl(266, 68%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #531D9A?

#531D9A is rgb(83, 29, 154) — red 83, green 29, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #531D9A?

#531D9A converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #531D9A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #531D9A scores 10.45:1 against white and 2.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #531D9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #531D9A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 8.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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