#553385#553385

#553385 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.132 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553385
RGB	rgb(85, 51, 133)
HSL	hsl(265, 45%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(265, 62%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 61.7%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.39, 33.60, -40.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.39, 52.71, 309.61°)
OKLab	oklab(40.57% 0.0654 -0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(40.57% 0.132 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1627, 5.9923, 22.8597)
Luminance	0.0599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553385 #638533

analogous

#333A85 #553385 #7E3385

triadic

#553385 #855533 #338555

tetradic

#553385 #85333A #638533 #33857E

square

#553385 #85333A #638533 #33857E

split-complementary

#553385 #857E33 #3A8533

monochromatic

#1C112D #392259 #553385 #7144B1 #916CC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.55

#553385 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#553385 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553385

9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553385	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553385	1.00	9.55	2.20	9.55
#FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#024588

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#174583

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B4457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553385;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 51, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.132 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886ca9',
    500: '#553385',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553385;
$custom-light: #886ca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553385",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.878,
    "s": 44.565,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40565,
    "c": 0.13248,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553385

secondary

#90AE65

accent

#D4549F

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0710

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #553385

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

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