#5533AE#5533AE

#5533AE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.184 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5533AE
RGB	rgb(85, 51, 174)
HSL	hsl(257, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.60, 45.24, -60.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.60, 75.46, 306.84°)
OKLab	oklab(43.88% 0.0605 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(43.88% 0.184 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.5679, 7.3544, 40.7935)
Luminance	0.0736 (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

#5533AE #8CAE33

analogous

#334FAE #5533AE #9333AE

triadic

#5533AE #AE5533 #33AE55

tetradic

#5533AE #AE334F #8CAE33 #33AE93

square

#5533AE #AE334F #8CAE33 #33AE93

split-complementary

#5533AE #AE9333 #4FAE33

monochromatic

#27174F #3E257F #5533AE #7452CC #9A81DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#5533AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#5533AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5533AE

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5533AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5533AE	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35536D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5533ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 51, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.184 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ec7',
    500: '#5533ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5533ae;
$custom-light: #8d6ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5533ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.585,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43883,
    "c": 0.18361,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5533AE

secondary

#AFC379

accent

#DE4AB5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5533AE

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

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