#553AAF#553AAF

#553AAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.176 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553AAF
RGB	rgb(85, 58, 175)
HSL	hsl(254, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 66.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, 41.67, -58.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 71.87, 305.44°)
OKLab	oklab(44.98% 0.0537 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(44.98% 0.176 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9950, 8.0519, 41.4186)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553AAF #94AF3A

analogous

#3A59AF #553AAF #8F3AAF

triadic

#553AAF #AF553A #3AAF55

tetradic

#553AAF #AF3A59 #94AF3A #3AAF8F

square

#553AAF #AF3A59 #94AF3A #3AAF8F

split-complementary

#553AAF #AF8F3A #59AF3A

monochromatic

#281C53 #3F2B81 #553AAF #765DC9 #9D8BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#553AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#553AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553AAF

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553AAF	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34576F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 58, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.176 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d72c8',
    500: '#553aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553aaf;
$custom-light: #8d72c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.846,
    "s": 50.215,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44977,
    "c": 0.17635,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553AAF

secondary

#B4C382

accent

#DA4EB9

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #553AAF

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

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