#553d64

Color #553d64

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#553d64

RGB

rgb(85, 61, 100)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 24.2%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 39%, 39.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 39%, 0%, 60.8%)

LAB

lab(29.88, 18.71, -18.97)

LCH

lch(29.88, 26.64, 314.6)

OKLCH

oklch(40.3%, 0.07, 311.7)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 23.9%, 60.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c643d

Analogous

#423d64

#553d64

#643d60

Triadic

#553d64

#64553d

#3d6455

Split-complementary

#553d64

#60643d

#3d6442

Tetradic

#553d64

#643d4c

#4c643d

#3d6455

Square

#553d64

#64423d

#4c643d

#3d6064

Shades

Color #553d64 mixed toward black.

#473353

#392943

#2b1f32

#1c1421

#0e0a11

Tints

Color #553d64 mixed toward white.

#745388

#916fa7

#ad93bd

#c8b7d3

#e4dbe9

Tones

Color #553d64 mixed toward gray.

#544061

#54445e

#53475a

#524a57

#514d54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.24:1

White text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c5c · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#4d4f5a · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#545654 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 18.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #553d64;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553d64]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#553d64 (#553d64) is rgb(85, 61, 100) in RGB.

No, #553d64 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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