#553397#553397

#553397 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.155 H 294.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553397
RGB	rgb(85, 51, 151)
HSL	hsl(260, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 66.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.72, 38.65, -49.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.72, 62.85, 307.95°)
OKLab	oklab(41.95% 0.0641 -0.1415)
OKLCH	oklch(41.95% 0.155 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.5146, 6.5330, 29.9792)
Luminance	0.0653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553397 #759733

analogous

#334397 #553397 #873397

triadic

#553397 #975533 #339755

tetradic

#553397 #973343 #759733 #339787

square

#553397 #973343 #759733 #339787

split-complementary

#553397 #978733 #439733

monochromatic

#21143C #3B2469 #553397 #7047C1 #9374D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.10

#553397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#553397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553397

9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553397	1.00	9.10	2.31	9.10
#FFFFFF	9.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434A60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 51, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.155 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6db6',
    500: '#553397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553397;
$custom-light: #8a6db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.4,
    "s": 49.505,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41948,
    "c": 0.15537,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553397

secondary

#9FB86D

accent

#D94FAA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #553397

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

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