#5523B0#5523B0

#5523B0 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.202 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5523B0
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 176)
HSL	hsl(261, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(261, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 80.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.08, 53.48, -65.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.08, 84.73, 309.14°)
OKLab	oklab(42.16% 0.0728 -0.1889)
OKLCH	oklch(42.16% 0.202 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1816, 6.2674, 41.6338)
Luminance	0.0627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.25

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5523B0 #7EB023

analogous

#2337B0 #5523B0 #9C23B0

triadic

#5523B0 #B05523 #23B055

tetradic

#5523B0 #B02337 #7EB023 #23B09C

square

#5523B0 #B02337 #7EB023 #23B09C

split-complementary

#5523B0 #B09C23 #37B023

monochromatic

#240F4A #3C197D #5523B0 #7139D8 #966CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.32

#5523B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#5523B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5523B0

9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5523B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5523B0	1.00	9.32	2.25	9.32
#FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#354C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5523b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.202 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f65c9',
    500: '#5523b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5523b0;
$custom-light: #8f65c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5523b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.277,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42164,
    "c": 0.20244,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5523B0

secondary

#A5C867

accent

#EA3EAD

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0E0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5523B0

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

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