#553579#553579

#553579 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.114 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553579
RGB	rgb(85, 53, 121)
HSL	hsl(268, 39%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(268, 56%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 56.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.05, 29.14, -33.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.05, 44.50, 310.91°)
OKLab	oklab(40.06% 0.0625 -0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(40.06% 0.114 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.4698, 5.8580, 18.7699)
Luminance	0.0586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 10.03

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553579 #597935

analogous

#353779 #553579 #773579

triadic

#553579 #795535 #357955

tetradic

#553579 #793537 #597935 #357977

square

#553579 #793537 #597935 #357977

split-complementary

#553579 #797735 #377935

monochromatic

#191024 #37224E #553579 #7348A4 #926ABE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.67

#553579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#553579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553579

9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553579	1.00	9.67	2.17	9.67
#FFFFFF	9.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D447B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274477

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4251

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 53, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.114 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876da0',
    500: '#553579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553579;
$custom-light: #876da0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 39.08,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40058,
    "c": 0.11352,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553579

secondary

#87A663

accent

#CF5997

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0EBF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #553579

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

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