#5523BD#5523BD

#5523BD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.216 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5523BD
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 189)
HSL	hsl(259, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(259, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 81.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.36, 56.92, -71.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.36, 91.25, 308.59°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% 0.0685 -0.2053)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.216 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5299, 6.8068, 48.7352)
Luminance	0.0681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5523BD #8BBD23

analogous

#233EBD #5523BD #A223BD

triadic

#5523BD #BD5523 #23BD55

tetradic

#5523BD #BD233E #8BBD23 #23BDA2

square

#5523BD #BD233E #8BBD23 #23BDA2

split-complementary

#5523BD #BDA223 #3EBD23

monochromatic

#271056 #3E1989 #5523BD #7441DC #9975E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#5523BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#5523BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5523BD

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5523BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5523BD	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5523bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.216 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9166d2',
    500: '#5523bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5523bd;
$custom-light: #9166d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5523bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.481,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4344,
    "c": 0.2164,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5523BD

secondary

#AECD6F

accent

#EC3CB3

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5523BD

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

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