#553473#553473

#553473 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.107 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553473
RGB	rgb(85, 52, 115)
HSL	hsl(271, 38%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(271, 55%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 54.8%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.45, 28.16, -30.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.45, 41.74, 312.44°)
OKLab	oklab(39.49% 0.0635 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(39.49% 0.107 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.0682, 5.6252, 16.8771)
Luminance	0.0563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 10.02

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553473 #527334

analogous

#353473 #553473 #733471

triadic

#553473 #735534 #347355

tetradic

#553473 #733534 #527334 #347173

square

#553473 #733534 #527334 #347173

split-complementary

#553473 #717334 #347335

monochromatic

#170E1F #362149 #553473 #74479D #9367BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.88

#553473 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#553473 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553473

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553473	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553473	1.00	9.88	2.13	9.88
#FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#214275

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4371

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#503F4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553473;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 52, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.107 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876d9b',
    500: '#553473',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553473;
$custom-light: #876d9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553473",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.429,
    "s": 37.725,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39491,
    "c": 0.10731,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553473

secondary

#80A360

accent

#CE5A91

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0EBF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B070E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #553473

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

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