#553379#553379

#553379 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.117 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553379
RGB	rgb(85, 51, 121)
HSL	hsl(269, 41%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(269, 58%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 57.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.59, 30.35, -34.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.59, 45.86, 311.44°)
OKLab	oklab(39.72% 0.0653 -0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(39.72% 0.117 304)
XYZ	xyz(8.3806, 5.6794, 18.7402)
Luminance	0.0568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553379 #577933

analogous

#333479 #553379 #783379

triadic

#553379 #795533 #337955

tetradic

#553379 #793334 #577933 #337978

square

#553379 #793334 #577933 #337978

split-complementary

#553379 #797833 #347933

monochromatic

#190F23 #37214E #553379 #7345A4 #9267BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.83

#553379 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#553379 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553379

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553379	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553379	1.00	9.83	2.14	9.83
#FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#19437B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254377

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F4051

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553379;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 51, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.117 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876ca0',
    500: '#553379',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553379;
$custom-light: #876ca0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553379",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.143,
    "s": 40.698,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39717,
    "c": 0.1169,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.05679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553379

secondary

#85A761

accent

#D15796

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0EBF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #553379

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

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