#553AAB#553AAB

#553AAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.171 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553AAB
RGB	rgb(85, 58, 171)
HSL	hsl(254, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(254, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 66.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.77, 40.48, -56.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.77, 69.66, 305.53°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.0542 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.171 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.6079, 7.8971, 39.3802)
Luminance	0.0790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.96

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553AAB #90AB3A

analogous

#3A58AB #553AAB #8D3AAB

triadic

#553AAB #AB553A #3AAB55

tetradic

#553AAB #AB3A58 #90AB3A #3AAB8D

square

#553AAB #AB3A58 #90AB3A #3AAB8D

split-complementary

#553AAB #AB8D3A #58AB3A

monochromatic

#281B50 #3E2A7D #553AAB #755BC7 #9B89D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.14

#553AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#553AAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553AAB

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553AAB	1.00	8.14	2.58	8.14
#FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37566D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 58, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.171 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c72c5',
    500: '#553aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553aab;
$custom-light: #8c72c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.336,
    "s": 49.345,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44643,
    "c": 0.17132,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553AAB

secondary

#B1C180

accent

#D94FB8

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553AAB

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

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