#553D64#553D64

#553D64 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.070 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553D64
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 100)
HSL	hsl(277, 24%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(277, 39%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 39%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.88, 18.71, -18.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.88, 26.65, 314.60°)
OKLab	oklab(40.3% 0.0466 -0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(40.3% 0.07 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.7149, 6.1890, 12.8423)
Luminance	0.0619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553D64 #4C643D

analogous

#423D64 #553D64 #643D60

triadic

#553D64 #64553D #3D6455

tetradic

#553D64 #64423D #4C643D #3D6064

square

#553D64 #64423D #4C643D #3D6064

split-complementary

#553D64 #60643D #3D6442

monochromatic

#140F18 #35263E #553D64 #75548A #9472A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#553D64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#553D64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553D64

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553D64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553D64	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#364565

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C4763

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54424C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553d64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.070 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857390',
    500: '#553d64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553d64;
$custom-light: #857390;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553d64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 24.224,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40303,
    "c": 0.07003,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553D64

secondary

#799469

accent

#C1678A

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFECF0

border

#CAC7CB

text

#0B080C

muted

#7C7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #553D64

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

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