#553097#553097

#553097 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.159 H 295.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553097
RGB	rgb(85, 48, 151)
HSL	hsl(262, 52%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 68.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.11, 40.32, -50.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.11, 64.67, 308.57°)
OKLab	oklab(41.51% 0.0674 -0.1445)
OKLCH	oklch(41.51% 0.159 295)
XYZ	xyz(10.3877, 6.2793, 29.9369)
Luminance	0.0628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.63

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553097 #729730

analogous

#303F97 #553097 #893097

triadic

#553097 #975530 #309755

tetradic

#553097 #97303F #729730 #309789

square

#553097 #97303F #729730 #309789

split-complementary

#553097 #978930 #3F9730

monochromatic

#21123A #3B2169 #553097 #7041C3 #9370D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.31

#553097 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#553097 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553097

9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553097	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553097	1.00	9.31	2.26	9.31
#FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43495F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553097;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 48, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.159 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bb6',
    500: '#553097',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553097;
$custom-light: #8b6bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553097",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.553,
    "s": 51.759,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41507,
    "c": 0.15941,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.0628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553097

secondary

#9DB96A

accent

#DB4DA8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #553097

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

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