#553091#553091

#553091 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.152 H 296.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553091
RGB	rgb(85, 48, 145)
HSL	hsl(263, 50%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(263, 67%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 66.9%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.64, 38.64, -47.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.64, 61.34, 309.05°)
OKLab	oklab(41.02% 0.0682 -0.1359)
OKLCH	oklch(41.02% 0.152 296.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9128, 6.0893, 27.4357)
Luminance	0.0609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553091 #6C9130

analogous

#303B91 #553091 #863091

triadic

#553091 #915530 #309155

tetradic

#553091 #91303B #6C9130 #309186

square

#553091 #91303B #6C9130 #309186

split-complementary

#553091 #918630 #3B9130

monochromatic

#1F1235 #3A2163 #553091 #703FBF #926DCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.47

#553091 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#553091 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553091

9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553091	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553091	1.00	9.47	2.22	9.47
#FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004694

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00458F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46475C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553091;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 48, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.152 296.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6bb2',
    500: '#553091',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553091;
$custom-light: #8a6bb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553091",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.887,
    "s": 50.259,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41021,
    "c": 0.15203,
    "h": 296.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553091

secondary

#98B667

accent

#DA4EA4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #553091

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

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