#554599#554599

#554599 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.132 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554599
RGB	rgb(85, 69, 153)
HSL	hsl(251, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 54.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.98, 28.45, -43.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.98, 52.31, 302.94°)
OKLab	oklab(45.11% 0.0424 -0.1249)
OKLCH	oklch(45.11% 0.132 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6226, 8.4870, 31.1566)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.47

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554599 #899945

analogous

#455F99 #554599 #7F4599

triadic

#554599 #995545 #459955

tetradic

#554599 #99455F #899945 #45997F

square

#554599 #99455F #899945 #45997F

split-complementary

#554599 #997F45 #5F9945

monochromatic

#261F45 #3E326F #554599 #7363B9 #998DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#554599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#554599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554599

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554599	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B549C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 69, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.132 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8979b8',
    500: '#554599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554599;
$custom-light: #8979b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.429,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45113,
    "c": 0.13188,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554599

secondary

#ADB783

accent

#CE5AB8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0911

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #554599

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

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