#553c78

Color #553c78

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 11.77 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#553c78

RGB

rgb(85, 60, 120)

HSL

hsl(265, 33.3%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265, 50%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 50%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(30.69, 24.55, -30.41)

LCH

lch(30.69, 39.08, 308.91)

OKLCH

oklch(41.3%, 0.1, 301.39)

HWB

hwb(265, 23.5%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f783c

Analogous

#3c4178

#553c78

#733c78

Triadic

#553c78

#78553c

#3c7855

Split-complementary

#553c78

#78733c

#41783c

Tetradic

#553c78

#783c5f

#5f783c

#3c7855

Square

#553c78

#783c41

#5f783c

#3c7873

Shades

Color #553c78 mixed toward black.

#473264

#392850

#2b1e3c

#1c1428

#0e0a14

Tints

Color #553c78 mixed toward white.

#6f4e9d

#8b6cb6

#a891c8

#c5b6da

#e2daed

Tones

Color #553c78 mixed toward gray.

#564173

#57466e

#584b69

#585064

#59555f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.3:1

White text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b6d · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#4d4e6a · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#546361 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #553c78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553c78]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#553c78 (#553c78) is rgb(85, 60, 120) in RGB.

No, #553c78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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