#553598#553598

#553598 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.154 H 293.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553598
RGB	rgb(85, 53, 152)
HSL	hsl(259, 48%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 65%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 65.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.22, 37.79, -49.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.22, 62.17, 307.44°)
OKLab	oklab(42.33% 0.0617 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(42.33% 0.154 293.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.6854, 6.7442, 30.4384)
Luminance	0.0674 (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

#553598 #789835

analogous

#354698 #553598 #873598

triadic

#553598 #985535 #359855

tetradic

#553598 #983546 #789835 #359887

square

#553598 #983546 #789835 #359887

split-complementary

#553598 #988735 #469835

monochromatic

#22153D #3C256B #553598 #704AC0 #9478D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#553598 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#553598 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553598

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553598	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553598	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553598;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 53, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.154 293.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6eb7',
    500: '#553598',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553598;
$custom-light: #8a6eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553598",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.394,
    "s": 48.293,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42332,
    "c": 0.15389,
    "h": 293.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553598

secondary

#A1B870

accent

#D850AC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #553598

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

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