#553099#553099

#553099 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.162 H 294.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553099
RGB	rgb(85, 48, 153)
HSL	hsl(261, 52%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(261, 69%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.27, 40.88, -51.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.27, 65.77, 308.43°)
OKLab	oklab(41.67% 0.0671 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(41.67% 0.162 294.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.5515, 6.3448, 30.7996)
Luminance	0.0635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.33

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553099 #749930

analogous

#303F99 #553099 #8A3099

triadic

#553099 #995530 #309955

tetradic

#553099 #99303F #749930 #30998A

square

#553099 #99303F #749930 #30998A

split-complementary

#553099 #998A30 #3F9930

monochromatic

#21133C #3B216A #553099 #7042C4 #9371D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.26

#553099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#553099 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553099

9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553099	1.00	9.26	2.27	9.26
#FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 48, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.162 294.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bb8',
    500: '#553099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553099;
$custom-light: #8b6bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.143,
    "s": 52.239,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41671,
    "c": 0.16186,
    "h": 294.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553099

secondary

#9EBA6B

accent

#DC4CA9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #553099

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

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