#553979#553979

#553979 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.107 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553979
RGB	rgb(85, 57, 121)
HSL	hsl(266, 36%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(266, 53%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 52.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.01, 26.69, -32.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.01, 41.76, 309.73°)
OKLab	oklab(40.77% 0.0567 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(40.77% 0.107 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.6598, 6.2380, 18.8333)
Luminance	0.0624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553979 #5D7939

analogous

#393D79 #553979 #753979

triadic

#553979 #795539 #397955

tetradic

#553979 #79393D #5D7939 #397975

square

#553979 #79393D #5D7939 #397975

split-complementary

#553979 #797539 #3D7939

monochromatic

#1B1226 #38254F #553979 #724DA3 #9171BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.34

#553979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#553979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553979

9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553979	1.00	9.34	2.25	9.34
#FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24467B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4677

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 57, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.107 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770a0',
    500: '#553979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553979;
$custom-light: #8770a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.25,
    "s": 35.955,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40765,
    "c": 0.10664,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553979

secondary

#8BA569

accent

#CC5C9B

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0ECF2

border

#CBC7CC

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #553979

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

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