#553085#553085

#553085 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.137 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553085
RGB	rgb(85, 48, 133)
HSL	hsl(266, 47%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(266, 64%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 63.9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.74, 35.34, -41.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.74, 54.62, 310.31°)
OKLab	oklab(40.09% 0.0692 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(40.09% 0.137 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0359, 5.7386, 22.8174)
Luminance	0.0574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 8.78

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553085 #608530

analogous

#303585 #553085 #7F3085

triadic

#553085 #855530 #308555

tetradic

#553085 #853035 #608530 #30857F

square

#553085 #853035 #608530 #30857F

split-complementary

#553085 #857F30 #358530

monochromatic

#1C102B #382058 #553085 #7240B2 #9167C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.78

#553085 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#553085 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553085

9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553085	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553085	1.00	9.78	2.15	9.78
#FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004388

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#104383

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B4256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553085;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 48, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.137 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896aa9',
    500: '#553085',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553085;
$custom-light: #896aa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553085",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.118,
    "s": 46.961,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40092,
    "c": 0.13706,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553085

secondary

#8DAF61

accent

#D7519D

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0710

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #553085

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

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