#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
RGBrgb(85, 57, 121)
HSLhsl(266, 36%, 35%)
HSVhsv(266, 53%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(29.8%, 52.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LABlab(30.01, 26.69, -32.12)
CIE-LCHlch(30.01, 41.76, 309.73°)
OKLaboklab(40.77% 0.0567 -0.0903)
OKLCHoklch(40.77% 0.107 302.1)
XYZxyz(8.6598, 6.2380, 18.8333)
Luminance0.0624 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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
##5539791.009.342.259.34
#FFFFFF9.341.0021.001.00
#0000002.2521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF9.341.0021.001.00

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

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#553979 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva