#553399#553399

#553399 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.158 H 293.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553399
RGB	rgb(85, 51, 153)
HSL	hsl(260, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.88, 39.22, -50.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.88, 63.96, 307.82°)
OKLab	oklab(42.11% 0.0638 -0.1444)
OKLCH	oklch(42.11% 0.158 293.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6784, 6.5986, 30.8418)
Luminance	0.0660 (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

#553399 #779933

analogous

#334499 #553399 #883399

triadic

#553399 #995533 #339955

tetradic

#553399 #993344 #779933 #339988

square

#553399 #993344 #779933 #339988

split-complementary

#553399 #998833 #449933

monochromatic

#22143D #3C246B #553399 #7047C2 #9475D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#553399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#553399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553399

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553399	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424B61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 51, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.158 293.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6db8',
    500: '#553399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553399;
$custom-light: #8b6db8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42109,
    "c": 0.15788,
    "h": 293.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553399

secondary

#A0B96E

accent

#DA4EAB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #553399

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

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