Ultramarine Violet

About Ultramarine Violet

Ultramarine Violet is the hex color #534B8F, which translates to rgb(83, 75, 143) in RGB and hsl(247, 31%, 43%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 247 degrees, with a saturation of 31 percent and a lightness of 43 percent. That combination puts Ultramarine Violet in the workable middle of the purple family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Ultramarine Violet compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B), a CIE76 distance of 8.8 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is blue-900 (#1C398E), at a distance of 16.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Yale Blue at 15.1. Sorted by lightness, Ultramarine Violet is number 8 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on Ultramarine Violet

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Ultramarine Violet, led by White at 7.58:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Ultramarine Violet already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Ultramarine Violet

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Ultramarine Violet for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.