#553479#553479

#553479 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.115 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553479
RGB	rgb(85, 52, 121)
HSL	hsl(269, 40%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(269, 57%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 57%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.82, 29.75, -34.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.82, 45.18, 311.18°)
OKLab	oklab(39.89% 0.0639 -0.0959)
OKLCH	oklch(39.89% 0.115 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.4247, 5.7678, 18.7549)
Luminance	0.0577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553479 #587934

analogous

#343679 #553479 #783479

triadic

#553479 #795534 #347955

tetradic

#553479 #793436 #587934 #347978

square

#553479 #793436 #587934 #347978

split-complementary

#553479 #797834 #367934

monochromatic

#190F23 #37224E #553479 #7346A4 #9269BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.75

#553479 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#553479 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553479

9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553479	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553479	1.00	9.75	2.15	9.75
#FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B437B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#264477

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F4151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553479;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 52, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.115 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876da0',
    500: '#553479',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553479;
$custom-light: #876da0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553479",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.696,
    "s": 39.884,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39887,
    "c": 0.11522,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553479

secondary

#86A762

accent

#D05897

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0EBF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #553479

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

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