#553D71#553D71

#553D71 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.088 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553D71
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 113)
HSL	hsl(268, 30%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(268, 46%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 46%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.55, 22.04, -26.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.55, 34.24, 310.06°)
OKLab	oklab(41.02% 0.0495 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(41.02% 0.088 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.3951, 6.4611, 16.4244)
Luminance	0.0646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553D71 #59713D

analogous

#3D3F71 #553D71 #6F3D71

triadic

#553D71 #71553D #3D7155

tetradic

#553D71 #713D3F #59713D #3D716F

square

#553D71 #713D3F #59713D #3D716F

split-complementary

#553D71 #716F3D #3F713D

monochromatic

#191222 #372849 #553D71 #735299 #9274B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#553D71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#553D71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553D71

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553D71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553D71	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#304773

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#354870

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#504651

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553d71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.088 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86739a',
    500: '#553d71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553d71;
$custom-light: #86739a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553d71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.692,
    "s": 29.885,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41021,
    "c": 0.08831,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553D71

secondary

#879E6B

accent

#C66298

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0B080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #553D71

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

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