#5533AB#5533AB

#5533AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.180 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5533AB
RGB	rgb(85, 51, 171)
HSL	hsl(257, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 70.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.34, 44.38, -59.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.34, 73.84, 306.94°)
OKLab	oklab(43.62% 0.0611 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(43.62% 0.18 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2787, 7.2387, 39.2704)
Luminance	0.0724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 4.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5533AB #89AB33

analogous

#334DAB #5533AB #9133AB

triadic

#5533AB #AB5533 #33AB55

tetradic

#5533AB #AB334D #89AB33 #33AB91

square

#5533AB #AB334D #89AB33 #33AB91

split-complementary

#5533AB #AB9133 #4DAB33

monochromatic

#26174D #3E257C #5533AB #7350CB #997FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#5533AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#5533AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5533AB

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5533AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5533AB	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5533ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 51, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.180 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6dc5',
    500: '#5533ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5533ab;
$custom-light: #8d6dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5533ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43621,
    "c": 0.17999,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5533AB

secondary

#ADC278

accent

#DD4AB4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5533AB

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

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